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Damsel bug -1

Family: Nabidae

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

This lean grey coloured bug was about 8mm long. The thorax had minute spikey projections and the head, a long stabber - superficially resembling a reduviid bug.

Habitat:

open grasslands, gardens.

Notes:

These are said to be predatory bugs that live on small invertebrates. The subfamily Nabinae is made of four genera and 16 species, distributed throughout Australia.

Reference Links:

Hemiptera | What Bug Is That?

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PublishedMarch 18, 2013

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