Large Squash Bug at Copmanhurst, NSW
Identification history
| Mictis caja | 1 Aug 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Mictis caja | 29 Apr 2025 | MazzV |
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A large squash bug, (Mictus caja), the same Sp as at sighting 4644308. It is all matt black, (photo 1), with a thin white margin around the abdomen, and a thicker white margin at the rear of the thorax (photos 2, 3 & 4). There are also 2 short white patches near the outer ends of the long black antennae, (photos 1 & 2). It has long legs with the front pair having a distinctive shape suggestive of a praying mantis (photos 2, 3 & 4).
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Location information
- Places Copmanhurst, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast 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
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