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Common Assassin Bug

Pristhesancus plagipennis

Spotting Image 1

Description:

A little over a cm long.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago
Common Assassin Bug
Pristhesancus plagipennis http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_bugs/images/DSC_2031_done.jpg


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4 Comments

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Thank you Lori for the suggestion & thanks Argy for the ID :)

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lori.tas
lori.tas 11 years ago

Antennae make me think of Leptoglossus gonagra, but I haven't seen that instar if it is.

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Ok thank you bandhturtlesite, that gives me somewhere to start looking :)

bandhturtlesite
bandhturtlesite 11 years ago

It looks like a nymph of some Assassin Bug species.

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LeanneGardner
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LeanneGardner

Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Jun 2, 2012
Submitted on Jun 2, 2012

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