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	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.
	Copyright © 2011-2023 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 10-Apr-2011
This species is  an  Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.