Insects
True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

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

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DiBickers wrote:
6 May 2025
I love reading your descriptions!!💚
Lampromicra aerea
Gallpix wrote:
6 May 2025
Thanks @MichaelMulvaney much appreciated - cheers Graham
Oechalia schellenbergii
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
5 May 2025
Elasmucha salebrosa is a northern Australian species
Oechalia schellenbergii
KimberiRP wrote:
16 Apr 2025
Immature. The red bulb is a hitchhiking mite.
Miridae (family)
W wrote:
16 Apr 2025
I wonder if it might be a freshly moulted instar it looked almost a little translucent.
Unverified Shield, Stink or Jewel Bug (Pentatomoidea)

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