Aposthonia gurneyi

Aposthonia gurneyi · Order: Embioptera · Family: Oligotomidae

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Aposthonia gurneyi
Photo: Ellura Sanctuary, CC BY-SA

Aposthonia gurneyi belongs to the webspinner family Oligotomidae. It lives in Australia, where it is native.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Aposthonia gurneyi is a species of webspinner in the family Oligotomidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

This bug is found in Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Aposthonia gurneyi photo 3
Photo: Paul Whitington, CC BY

Same family (Oligotomidae)

Black WebspinnerBlack WebspinnerOligotoma nigraBicolored webspinnerBicolored webspinnerHaploembia solieriSaunders' WebspinnerSaunders' WebspinnerOligotoma saundersii

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aposthonia_gurneyi

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