Mictis caja

Large Squash Bug at Copmanhurst, NSW

Mictis caja at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
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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
   21 Feb 2025
An early instar

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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

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