Assassin Bugs are aggressive, ambush predators that grab insect prey between their front legs before stabbing it with their mouthparts and sucking out the body fluids. Large bugs are capable of inflicting a painful bite on humans. Body red and orange, legs and head black. Mouthparts short, thick and curved.

At a glance

Habitat On flowers
Size Body up to 1 cm long
Origin Native
Distribution South-western and eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
South-western and eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania
Habitat
On flowers
Size
Body up to 1 cm long
Common Name Orange Assassin Bug
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderHemiptera
SuborderHeteroptera
InfraorderCimicomorpha
SuperfamilyReduvioidea
FamilyReduviidae
SubfamilyHarpactorinae
GenusGminatus
SpeciesGminatus australis
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