Mictis caja

Large Squash Bug at Copmanhurst, NSW

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Identification history

Mictis caja	21 Feb 2025	MichaelMulvaney
Hemiptera (order)	16 Feb 2025	YumiCallaway
Unverified	6 Feb 2025	MazzV

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I hadn't seen this one before and this was the only photo I could get.

4 comments

NateKingsford wrote:

6 Feb 2025

Looks more like a juvenile Hemipteran. I'll wait for what others think

YumiCallaway wrote:

16 Feb 2025

Hey @NateKingsford, I second this isn't a spider, and can agree on Hemiptera. With a quick scan of recent sightings, @KylieWaldon 's echoes your sighting, noting similar appearance to a spider, and broadly similar build. Mictis profana (Crusader Bug)

Thanks for the sighting @MazzV, we'll suggest Hemiptera under true bugs and the insect moderators can take it from there.

MazzV wrote:

16 Feb 2025

Thanks Folks for your incorporated wisdom & considerations! Brief encounter though it was, I was well off the mark with this one! It all adds to the learning,

Cheers,

MazzV

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

21 Feb 2025

An early instar

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Location information

Places Copmanhurst, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
MazzV Recorded by
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Other true bugs True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Mictis caja Scientific name
Large Squash Bug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 96m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning

Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania