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- Mirid Bugs are common in Australia, the largest family of the Heteroptera.
However, we do not have many photos and information on them for most of them
are very small, 2-6mm in body length, and well camouflaged.
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- Some bugs in this family feed on plants only while many others feed on small
soft body insects and insect eggs. Some species feed on both. They are usually yellow, green brown or black in colours, though
some are colourful. Some are ant mimics.
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- Red Mirid Bug
 - ? Helopeltis sp., body length 10mm
- We found this bug once in Yugarapul
Park on Oct 2007. The bug has Reddish-brown wings and orange-yellow head.
Its antenna and legs are long and black. The bottom and sides of its abdomen
is white in colour. The colour patterns make it look like a Braconid Wasp,
which could be its mimic model.
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- Brown Mirid Bug
 - ? Helopeltis sp., body length 10mm
- We found this bug in Mt
Coot-tha during lat summer March 2008. The bug was brown to dark brown in
colour with creamy white abdomen.
 - The bug has the punching sharp mouth and is predator of small soft body
insect. The bug was found near the nest of a Crab
Spider, with spiderlings wandering around. The bug may preying on those spiderlings.
- Reference:
- 1. True Bugs, family Miridae - lifeunseen.com by Nick Monaghan,
2008
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- Orange Colour Mirid Bug
 - ? Helopeltis sp., body length 12mm
- We found this bug once in Carbrook Wetlands on Sep 2009. The bug was flying
around the plants Phyllota phylicoides.
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- Black Brown Mirid Bug
 - ? Helopeltis sp., body length 10mm
- Photos were taken in Daisy Hill, May 2008. Notice the male and female are
in complimented colours.
- Reference:
- 1. True Bugs, family Miridae - lifeunseen.com by Nick Monaghan,
2008
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- Two Red-spotted Mirid Bug
 - Trilaccus sp., Saturniomirini, body length 12mm
- Pictures were taken near Bulimba Creek in Sunnybank Nov 2007. The bug was
colourful black and red.
- Reference:
- 1. True Bugs, family Miridae - lifeunseen.com by Nick Monaghan,
2008
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- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 491.
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