Large Squash Bug at suppressed
Identification history
| Mictis caja | 21 Feb 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Hemiptera (order) | 16 Feb 2025 | YumiCallaway | ||
| Unverified | 6 Feb 2025 | MazzV |
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I hadn't seen this one before and this was the only photo I could get.
4 comments
NateKingsford
wrote:
6 Feb 2025
Looks more like a juvenile Hemipteran. I'll wait for what others think
YumiCallaway
wrote:
16 Feb 2025
Hey @NateKingsford, I second this isn't a spider, and can agree on Hemiptera. With a quick scan of recent sightings, @KylieWaldon 's echoes your sighting, noting similar appearance to a spider, and broadly similar build. Mictis profana (Crusader Bug)
Thanks for the sighting @MazzV, we'll suggest Hemiptera under true bugs and the insect moderators can take it from there.
Thanks for the sighting @MazzV, we'll suggest Hemiptera under true bugs and the insect moderators can take it from there.
MazzV
wrote:
16 Feb 2025
Thanks Folks for your incorporated wisdom & considerations! Brief encounter though it was, I was well off the mark with this one! It all adds to the learning,
Cheers,
MazzV
Cheers,
MazzV
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
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Collections
MazzV NatureMapr Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects Mictis caja
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Mictis caja Scientific name
- Large Squash Bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 96m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes