Orange-black Milkweed Bug
Size about 12mm. Found in mangrove/open eucalypt forest habitat. This species is commonly identified as Spilostethus. I found a picture representation with an identical doral pattern/drawing (see Identical drawing points at speciation. https://hiveminer.com/Tags/lygaeidae,seed/Interesting). I had assumed that this was a highly variable taxonomic group and am a bit surprised to find some consistency but no proper identification key. Maybe some expert know.
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Identical drawing points at speciation. https://hiveminer.com/Tags/lygaeidae,seed/Interesting
ArthropodaGalleryHemipteraHeteropteraInsectaLygaeidaeOrangeblack Milkweed BugSpilostethus
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