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Category: Hemiptera

Zelus tetracanthus (4-spurred Assassin Bug)

January 13, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

It’s really obvious how much my life has changed during my 13 years of sobriety when I say that the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Reduviidae, Species Profiles, Zelus Filed under: 4-spurred Assassin Bug, Zelus tetracanthus

Aphrophora sp., subgenus Plesiommata

October 11, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This spittlebug showed up at my lights when I was camping near a wet meadow in Skamania County, Washington. I…

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Posted in: Animals, Aphrophora, Aphrophoridae, Arthropoda, Auchenorrhyncha, Hemiptera, Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Aphrophora sp., subgenus Plesiommata

Chlorochroa rossiana

September 21, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Back in mid-August, as I was ascending the stairs to our apartment, I spotted a green stinkbug on one of…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Chlorochroa, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Pentatomidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Chlorochroa rossiana

Notonecta kirbyi

August 18, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Backswimmers (family Notonectidae in the order Hemiptera) are very cool aquatic true bugs! For one thing they, as the name…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Notonecta, Notonectidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Notonecta kirbyi

Microvelia sp., subgenus Kirkaldya

July 23, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I was fishing on Canyon Creek in Clark County, Washington when I found these, the same day I encountered the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Gerromorpha, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Microvelia, Species Profiles, Veliidae Filed under: Microvelia, subgenus Kirkaldya

Anasa tristis

July 15, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This true bug in the family Coreidae was a great find for me, but maybe not such a great thing…

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Posted in: Anasa, Animals, Arthropoda, Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bugs), Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Species Profiles Filed under: Anasa tristis

Campyloneura virgula

July 5, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This was another interesting yard bug that I found when I tagged along whilst Pam watered for her friend. There…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Campyloneura, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Miridae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Campyloneura virgula

Phylus coryli

July 1, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This past weekend Pam was asked to water for a friend who was out of town. Since we live in…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Miridae, Phylus, Species Profiles Filed under: Phylus coryli

Chinavia hilaris (Green Stink Bug)

May 25, 2022 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

I’ve been hoping to find one of these Green Stink Bugs for awhile because they are a native, brightly colored…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Chinavia, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Pentatomidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Chinavia hilaris, Green Stink Bug

Aquarius remigis

May 6, 2022 Dan Nelson 10 Comments

Anyone who has ever spent time around living water has seen water striders (also known as water skippers and Jesus…

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Posted in: Animals, Aquarius, Arthropoda, Gerridae, Gerromorpha, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Species Profiles Filed under: Aquarius remigis

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