Giant Thrips: Close

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Thrips (Thysanoptera)

Family:

Thrips (Phlaeothripidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Giant Thrips (Idolothrips spectrum)

This Photo:

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Thank you Tony and Jenny Dominelli 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
~8mm from the front of the eyes, to the base of the abdomen; not including antennae nor tail.
This is a bit of a scientific joke we think

"Giant" as in much bigger than others, but still tiny.
Note the hairy wings.
We photographed 2, in May & Oct.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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