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 - Bugs on Milkweed plant seedpod
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- This family can be distinguished from the Miridae
and Coreidae by their forewings which have 4-5 veins
and mostly ocelli absent. The front section of their forewings is
slightly harden and the back section membranous. Their hind wings are always
membranous. They are
usually brown to red in colour. Adults are from 4 to 20mm long, with oval shape and flattened
body. Their antennae are four segmented.
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- Most species feed on plant seeds. Some are predaceous. They sometimes present
in great numbers.
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- Large Milkweed Bug
 - Spilostethus hospes, subfamily Lygaeinae, body length 15mm
- The Large Milkweed Bugs are red in colour, with black pattern on wings.
This is
the warning colour patterns to the predators. Their antennae and legs are all
in black colour. They can be found feeding on Milkweed plant seedpods. Details
please see the Large Milkweed Bugs page.
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- Small Milkweed Bug
  - Spilostethus sp., subfamily Lygaeinae, body length 12mm
- We found two red bugs on the Milkweed plant. The Large
Milkweed bugs, with black patterns on
orange colour, larger in size. And this Small
Milkweed Bugs, with no pattern on wings and thorax, a bit smaller in size. More information and pictures
can be found here.
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- Red and Black Seed Bug
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- Scopiastes bicolor, subfamily Lygaeinae, body length 10mm
- This small bug runs fast when disturbed. It is black with orange-red
background colour. This bug can be found easily on Wild
Tobacco Solanum mauritianum. Please click here
for more pictures and information.
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- 4-Coloured Bug
 - ? sp. adult body length 16mm
- The bug is colourful, with red head, brown thorax, yellow wing-covers and
black wing tips. Its abdomen is bright orange-yellow with red tip. The bug
is eye-catching when sitting on green plants. On Jan 2009, we found one in Ford Road Conservation Area,
it was wandering around and feeding on food plants. Check this page
for more pictures and information.
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- Unknown Seed Bug
 - ? Dieuches sp., body length 15mm, family Lygaeidae, Orsillinae
- Pictures taken on early summer Nov 2007 near Bulimba Creek in
Sunnybank.
 - Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p501.
- 2. Lygaeidae:
Dieuches notatus (Dallas) - seed eating bug
- Insect Reference Collection Database.
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- Red Eyes Seed Bug
- Geocoris or Germalus sp., body length 5mm, family Lygaeidae, Geocorinae
- The bug nymph was found hiding under gum tree bark, in Karawatha Forest
Sep 2008.
- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p500.
- 2. Terrestrial
Invertebrate Status Review (Brisbane City) - Dr John Stanisic,
Queensland Museum, 2005, page 61,63.
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- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 499.
- 2. LYGAEIDAE
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Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts,
2002.
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