Woodlands Historic Park True Bugs

Australian Crop Mirid (Sidnia kinbergi) at Woodlands Historic Park
Australian Crop Mirid on Black Wattle, mid April. Up to about 4mm long.
Sidnia kinbergi on Pelargonium australis at Woodlands Historic Park
Australian Crop Mirid on Australian Pelargonium

The insect was not seen feeding on either of the above plants, and neither are recorded as hosts. However the species is known to feed on a wide range of herbaceous plants and some shrubs (Eyles 1999).

Classification

from Australian Faunal Directory

Order Hemiptera - bugs, hoppers and scale insects
Suborder Heteroptera - true bugs, 2806 named species in Australia
Family Miridae - Mirid Bugs, 618 named species in Australia
Genus Sidnia
Species Sidnia kinbergi

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