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Rayieria basifer
At 22mm long with orange and white bands almost everywhere this delicately built nymph reminds me of an undersea creature.
On eucalyptus leaf (possibly E moluccana) in tree-lined sports park.
The adult mirid bug looks nothing like this nymph http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/112...
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9 Comments
Mirid
Thanks Hemma, Mayra, Martin - it does look reduviid... hmmm.
Nice colors!!
I think you should let the poor katydids off the hook and consider the assassins Reduviidae
http://www.flickr.com/photos/entomopixel...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27748133@N0...
lovely spot.
Thanks Leanne and Chief.. I've still got nowhere with this ID... a frustrating one.
He's so cool Argy Bee! Love the name too ;)
Thanks Gerardo. While searching for the real one this is the only chance I get to name a species. :-)
Great spot Argy i love the name :)