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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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Scutelleridae (family) (Jewel bug, metallic shield bug) at Stream Hill, NSW by PaperbarkNativeBees
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Narrawallee, NSW by Jek
Cuspicona simplex at Surf Beach, NSW by Hejor1
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Surf Beach, NSW by LyndalT
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Batehaven, NSW by Hejor1
Hemiptera (order) at Batehaven, NSW by Hejor1
Sidnia kinbergi at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Cuspicona simplex (Green potato bug) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Coreidae (family) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Miridae (family) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Scutelleridae (family) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Antestiopsis cederwaldi (Shield bug) at Batemans Bay, NSW by Hejor1
Mutusca brevicornis (A broad-headed bug) at Kangaroo Valley, NSW by lbradley
Unidentified Assassin bug (Reduviidae) at Rosedale, NSW by jb2602
Hemiptera (order) (Unidentified True Bug) at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Edrom, NSW by Hejor1
Pristhesancus plagipennis (Bee Killer Assassin Bug) at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Cydnidae (family) (Burrower bug) at Green Cape, NSW by Hejor1
Scutelleridae (family) (Jewel bug, metallic shield bug) at Mount Kembla, NSW by BackyardHabitatProject
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Jamberoo, NSW by pallin
Pristhesancus plagipennis (Bee Killer Assassin Bug) at Mount Kembla, NSW by BackyardHabitatProject

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PaperbarkNativeBees wrote:
29 Dec 2024
Ah, I see - thanks for the ID @MarkH and @AlisonMilton
Scutelleridae (family)
MarkH wrote:
29 Dec 2024
These are Scutellerids, jewel bugs, not jewel beetles
Scutelleridae (family)
jb2602 wrote:
23 Nov 2024
Adrisa - 4 antennae segments, second one longer.
Adrisa sp. (genus)
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
20 Sep 2024
These are not Dindymus versicolor
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sordidus
AlisonMilton wrote:
1 Sep 2024
@Smithsay Hi, These are true bugs not beetles.
Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sordidus

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Scutelleridae (family) at Stream Hill, NSW

Scutelleridae (family) at Stream Hill, NSW

Scutiphora pedicellata at Narrawallee, NSW

Scutiphora pedicellata at Narrawallee, NSW

Cuspicona simplex

Agonoscelis rutila at Surf Beach, NSW

Gminatus australis at Batehaven, NSW

Gminatus australis at Batehaven, NSW

Hemiptera (order)

Cuspicona simplex at Batemans Bay, NSW

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