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Platybrachys sp. (genus)

A gum hopper at Kambah, ACT

Platybrachys sp. (genus) at Kambah, ACT - 16 Apr 2017
Platybrachys sp. (genus) at Kambah, ACT - 16 Apr 2017
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Identification history

Platybrachys sp. (genus) 2 Feb 2018 KimPullen
Platybrachys sp. (genus) 28 Jan 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 18 Apr 2017 MatthewFrawley

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About 25mm long, with what looked like two antennae out of the back.

4 comments

KimPullen wrote:
   3 Feb 2018
The bug is parasitised by a wasp larva of the family Dryinidae inside the black sac on its side.
   3 Feb 2018
Wow, the things you learn from CNM!
AaronClausen wrote:
   3 Feb 2018
Kim you are a gun.
   3 Feb 2018
See the following sighting:
http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3390559

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  • 16 Apr 2017 12:02 PM Recorded on
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  • Eucalyptus mannifera Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

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