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Achilus flammeus
This bug is about 15mm long. Very dark red on the elytra with tiny spots of white. The rest of the bug is an almost iridescent bright red.
Resting under light on a stone wall in an outer urban back yard.
This is a particularly dark specimen. They are also called 'Red fungus bug'. Also accidentally introduced to the northern parts of New Zealand although there is a theory that they may have been 'blown' over there by prevailing weather patterns.
order: HEMIPTERA
suborder: AUCHENORRHYNCHA
infraorder: FULGOROMORPHA
superfamily: FULGOROIDEA
family: ACHILIDAE
subfamily: Achilinae
tribe: Achilini
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Spotted on Nov 26, 2014
Submitted on Dec 1, 2014
2 Comments
Wow I'm amazed they're not in Tasmania. This could be your very own bug. :)
Just had a look , not down here ..maybe they might blow down to us next :)