5 Drosera Bug at Booderee National Park1
Identification history
| Setocoris (genus) | 8 Mar 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Reduviidae (family) | 19 Jan 2024 | RobG1 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
15 Oct 2025
There are a few electronic records of Setocoris and most are from WA. There are also records from Tasmania (see Insects of Tasmania website). There appear to be two colour variants of the local Setocoris in south east Australia, including Tasmania, one with a green pronotum and one with a red pronotum that requires further investigation. The discovery of Setocoris on Sundews in our local region is a significant find and I urge contributors to inspect the leaves of sundews more closely to see if there are not only dead insects present but also these live mirid bugs
User's notes
I noticed these beetles crawling along the Drosera leaves without getting stuck. I checked the internet to see what they were. Some sites say they are assassin beetles. Some sites say they are Drosera bugs belonging to the genus - Setocoris.
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.717420-35.169344
- Places Jervis Bay, JBT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 17 Jan 2024 02:19 PM Recorded on
- RobG1 Recorded by
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RobG1 NatureMapr South Coast Setocoris (Genus) Significant Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Additional information
- Drosera binata Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Waiting for prey to capture Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Setocoris (genus) Scientific name
- Drosera Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 822m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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