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True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

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True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

Assassin bugs (Reduviidae)
Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)
Water & Shore Bugs (several families)
Other true bugs

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KimberiRP wrote:
16 Apr 2025
Immature. The red bulb is a hitchhiking mite.
Miridae (family)
W wrote:
16 Apr 2025
I wonder if it might be a freshly moulted instar it looked almost a little translucent.
Unverified Shield, Stink or Jewel Bug (Pentatomoidea)
clarehoneydove wrote:
13 Apr 2025
It does look like Dictyotus sp...or Eribotes?
Dictyotus caenosus
clarehoneydove wrote:
13 Apr 2025
Cuspicona sp.?
Unverified Shield, Stink or Jewel Bug (Pentatomoidea)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
8 Apr 2025
Thanks Clare - wil need to give it a bit more thought

Michael
Dictyotus caenosus

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