Mictis profana

Crusader Bug at WREN Reserves

Mictis profana at WREN Reserves - 1 Oct 2023
Mictis profana at WREN Reserves - 1 Oct 2023
Mictis profana at WREN Reserves - 1 Oct 2023
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Identification history

Mictis profana 5 May 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Mictis profana 1 Oct 2023 KylieWaldon
Unidentified 1 Oct 2023 KylieWaldon

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At first I only saw the bug on the left and struggled to get a photo, then I realised there was another one on the other side of the branch. Not sure if they were fighting or if it was a mating thing.

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Acacia paradoxa (Kangaroo Thorn) at Wodonga, VIC - 10 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
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Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata (Silver Wattle) at Wodonga, VIC - 10 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
Acacia ulicifolia (Prickly Moses) at Wodonga, VIC - 10 Aug 2024 by KylieWaldon
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Praxibulus sp. (genus) (A grasshopper) at WREN Reserves - 2 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
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Grylloidea (superfamily) (Unidentified cricket) at WREN Reserves - 2 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
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Praxibulus sp. (genus) (A grasshopper) at WREN Reserves - 2 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) at WREN Reserves - 2 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Praxibulus sp. (genus) (A grasshopper) at WREN Reserves - 2 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at WREN Reserves - 2 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Praxibulus sp. (genus) (A grasshopper) at WREN Reserves - 2 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Praxibulus sp. (genus) (A grasshopper) at Wodonga - 2 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Praxibulus sp. (genus) (A grasshopper) at WREN Reserves - 2 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
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Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at WREN Reserves - 2 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at WREN Reserves - 2 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
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Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at WREN Reserves - 5 Nov 2023 by KylieWaldon
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Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel) at WREN Reserves - 5 Nov 2023 by KylieWaldon
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at WREN Reserves - 5 Nov 2023 by KylieWaldon
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Chrysolina quadrigemina (Greater St Johns Wort beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 5 Nov 2023 by KylieWaldon
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Wodonga, VIC - 5 Nov 2023 by KylieWaldon
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Dicranosterna semipunctata (Leaf beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 5 Nov 2023 by KylieWaldon
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Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Paropsis obsoleta (Leaf beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Avena sp. (Wild Oats) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Eucalyptus polyanthemos (Red Box) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Poecilometis patruelis (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Daviesia latifolia (Hop Bitter-Pea) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Helina sp. (genus) (Muscid fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
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Dicranosterna semipunctata (Leaf beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Syrphini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Dicranosterna immaculata (Acacia leaf beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Helina sp. (genus) (Muscid fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Dicranosterna semipunctata (Leaf beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Dicranosterna immaculata (Acacia leaf beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Melithreptus brevirostris (Brown-headed Honeyeater) at Wodonga, VIC - 23 Jul 2023 by KylieWaldon
Acanthiza nana (Yellow Thornbill) at Wodonga, VIC - 23 Jul 2023 by KylieWaldon
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Wodonga, VIC - 23 Jul 2023 by KylieWaldon
Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) at Wodonga, VIC - 23 Jul 2023 by KylieWaldon
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Wodonga, VIC - 23 Jul 2023 by KylieWaldon
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Wodonga, VIC - 23 Jul 2023 by KylieWaldon
Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch) at Wodonga, VIC - 10 May 2023 by KylieWaldon
Ptilotula penicillata (White-plumed Honeyeater) at Wodonga, VIC - 10 May 2023 by KylieWaldon
Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Wodonga, VIC - 10 May 2023 by KylieWaldon
Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart) at Wodonga, VIC - 12 Mar 2023 by KylieWaldon
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Wodonga, VIC - 12 Mar 2023 by KylieWaldon
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 11 Mar 2023 by KylieWaldon
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Wodonga, VIC - 22 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Anas superciliosa (Pacific Black Duck) at Wodonga, VIC - 12 Aug 2022 by KylieWaldon
Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) at Wodonga, VIC - 12 Aug 2022 by KylieWaldon
Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata (Silver Wattle) at Wodonga, VIC - 12 Aug 2022 by KylieWaldon
Melithreptus brevirostris (Brown-headed Honeyeater) at Wodonga, VIC - 12 Aug 2022 by KylieWaldon
Casuarina/Allocasuarina sp. (Casuarina) at Wodonga, VIC - 12 Aug 2022 by KylieWaldon
Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jul 2022 by KylieWaldon
Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jul 2022 by KylieWaldon

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