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F: Nabidae
Adults are up to 12 mm long, have long legs and a slender, light brown body that tapers towards the head with wings carried over the body. The head is narrow and elongated with well-developed eyes, long antennae and a long ‘snout’ (proboscis) that is fine, curved and carried under the body when not feeding. Nymphs similar to adults except smaller and lack wings. Both the adults and nymphs are predatory and hold prey with their slightly enlarged forelegs and use their piercing mouthparts to suck out insect body contents. They attack a wide range of pests, including moth larvae and eggs such as native budworm and diamondback moth, aphids, leafhoppers, mirids and mites.
