![]() | Crusader Bug S6, 4th Instar, dorsal | Crusader Bug S6, 4th Instar, profile | ![]() | |||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | True Bugs (Hemiptera) | ||||
Family: | Leaf Footed Bug (Coreoidea, Coreidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Crusader Bug (Mictis profana) | ||||
This Photo: | S3, 5th Instar, dorsal | ||||
Thank you Danilo Lüdke for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere A dark grey/black bug with orange stripes on its back, legs & antennae. The common name of course comes from the Orange Pattern on the back of the Adults. S6 was the only one we measured at ~8mm. We are estimating the instar stage based on the colour of the wing buds (more orange=older); along with views on-line of other instar patterns. Photographed 6 specimens in Jan, Feb, Apr & May. | |||||
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