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

Featured sightings

Pristhesancus plagipennis (Common Assassin Bug, Bee Killer Assassin Bug) at Doonan, QLD - 28 Jun 2025 by AaronClausen

Ptilocnemus sidnicus (Feathered-leg assassin bug) at Flynn, ACT - 11 Jun 2025 by kasiaaus

Adrisa sp. (genus) (Burrowing Bug) at Ainslie, ACT - 14 Jan 2025 by jb2602

Commius elegans (Cherry Ballart Shield Bug) at Yackandandah, VIC - 2 Dec 2024 by KylieWaldon

Canungrantmictis morindana (A true bug) at Mororo, NSW - 13 Dec 2024 by Topwood

Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Nov 2024 by ConBoekel

Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sordidus (Milk vine bug) at Jamberoo, NSW - 1 Sep 2024 by Smithsay

Sidnia kinbergi (Australian crop mirid) at Hall, ACT - 13 Mar 2024 by Anna123

Latest sightings

Unverified True bug (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) - 1 Jan 1900 by HelenCross

Hemiptera (order) - 1 Jan 1900 by Hejor1

Dindymus versicolor (Harlequin Bug) at Watson, ACT - 30 Jul 2025 by HappyWanderer

Ocirrhoe unimaculata (Green Stink Bug) at Hall, ACT - 14 Feb 2025 by Anna123

Alcaeus varicornis (Acacia shield bug) by Dron

Lygaeidae (family) at Undefined - 15 Jul 2025 by Mike

Leptocoris mitellatus (Leptocoris bug) at Noosa Heads, QLD - 5 Jul 2025 by ConBoekel

Alcaeus varicornis (Acacia shield bug) at Borough, NSW - 24 Jul 2025 by Paul4K

Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at The Angle, NSW - 29 Dec 2024 by MichaelBedingfield

Reduviidae (family) (An assassin bug) at Broome, WA - 19 Jul 2025 by Mike

Dysdercus (genus) (Pale Cotton Stainer) at Undefined - 18 Jul 2025 by Mike

Oncopeltus (Oncopeltus) sordidus (Milk vine bug) at Noosa Heads, QLD - 1 Jul 2025 by ConBoekel

Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Russell, ACT - 14 Jul 2025 by Hejor1

Thaumastocoris sp. (genus) (Bronze bug) at Campbell, ACT - 11 Jul 2025 by Hejor1

Thaumastocoris sp. (genus) (Bronze bug) at Campbell, ACT - 11 Jul 2025 by Hejor1

Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Weston, ACT - 13 Jul 2025 by Hejor1

Piestolestes obscurus (Assassin bug) at Weston, ACT - 13 Jul 2025 by Hejor1

Piestolestes obscurus (Assassin bug) at Weston, ACT - 13 Jul 2025 by Hejor1

Nysius sp. (genus) (Seed bug) at Cook, ACT - 2 Jun 2025 by CathB

Dieuches sp. (genus) (Black and White Seed Bug) at Narrabundah, ACT - 3 Jul 2025 by RobParnell

Choerocoris paganus - 1 Jan 1900 by Mike

Anisops (Genus) (Common Backswimmer) at Forde, ACT - 3 Jul 2025 by davidcunninghamwildlife

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KimberiRP wrote:

27 Jul 2025

The mite looks like an Erythracarus sp., in family Anystidae.

Ptilocnemus sidnicus

DesB wrote:

2 Jul 2025

So wonderfully weird - what ecological niche is this filling?!
@kasiaaus The cute little stripy-legged pink mite gadget visible in three of the pics respectfully requests its own sighting! :)

Ptilocnemus sidnicus

MatthewFrawley wrote:

1 Jul 2025

Thanks for the info MB 👍

Pristhesancus plagipennis

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

1 Jul 2025

"I’d say first instar (meaning that they have just hatched and in their first stage of development). The brownish structure nearby is the egg batch that their mother laid, and which they hatched out of. They generally hang out together when young but become solitary as they mature," From ... https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-stunned-strange-backyard-find-insect-assassin-bug-061805254.html

Pristhesancus plagipennis

MatthewFrawley wrote:

30 Jun 2025

What's going on here?

Pristhesancus plagipennis

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Hemiptera (order)

Dindymus versicolor at Watson, ACT

Dindymus circumcinctus at Watson, ACT

Reduviidae (family) at Broome, WA

Ocirrhoe unimaculata at Hall, ACT

Ocirrhoe unimaculata at Hall, ACT

Nysius sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT

Leptocoris mitellatus at Noosa Heads, QLD

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