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The following is a list of 32 species that are members of the group of insects known as True bugs** that have been observed on the Pinnacle Nature Reserve. It includes both those positively identified to the exact species as well as those incompletely identified.
All species listed are native to the area.
Photos below were taken on the Reserve by Alison Milton |
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Scale insects & mealybugs |
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A gall forming scale |
Apiomorpha sp. |
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Unidentified coccid scale insect |
Coccidae sp. |
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Wattle Tick Scale |
Cryptes baccatus |
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Gumtree Scale |
Eriococcus coriaceus |
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Acacia mealy bug |
Icerya acaciae |
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Giant Snowball Mealybug |
Monophlebulus sp. |
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Other True Bugs |
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Unidentified Tip bug |
Amorbus sp. (genus) |
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Orange Assassin bug |
Gminatus australis |
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Unidentified Plant bug |
Miridae sp. (family) |
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Green stink bug |
Ocirrhoe unimaculata |
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Spined predatory shield bug |
Oechalia schellenbergii |
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Acacia-spotting bug |
Rayieria acaciae |
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Water Strider |
Tenagogerris euphrosyne |
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Gum tree shield bug |
Theseus modestus |
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For more photos of True bugs from the Pinnacle and elsewhere in the ACT, follow these links to
the Canberra Nature Map:
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