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Category: Hemiptera

Elasmostethus cruciatus (Red-cross Shield Bug)

October 1, 2020 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

Though Elasmostethus cruciatus looks like a stink bug (Pentatomidae) and emits pungent gas as a defense mechanism like a stink…

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Posted in: Acanthosomatidae, Animals, Arthropoda, Elasmostethus, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Species Profiles Filed under: Elasmostethus cruciatus, Red-cross Shield Bug

Halyomorpha halys (Brown Marmorated Stink Bug)

September 30, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Yet another true bug (Hemiptera) which attempts to invade our homes in the fall is the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Halyomorpha, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Pentatomidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys

Boisea rubrolineata (Western Boxelder Bug)

September 29, 2020 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Another common true bug (Hemiptera) that is very common in the fall on, around, and in our homes, is the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Boisea, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Plants, Rhopalidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Boisea rubrolineata, Western Boxelder Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis (Western Conifer Seed Bug)

Dan Nelson 7 Comments

It’s that time again, when outdoor bugs start looking for winter quarters indoors. We had 3 of these Western Conifer…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bugs), Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Species Profiles Filed under: Leptoglossus occidentalis, Western Conifer Seed Bug

Neottiglossa undata

September 26, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This is a small (4.5-6mm) stink bug (Pentatomidae) of open areas. It is brown with yellowish speckling and black pits, …

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hemiptera, Insecta, Neottiglossa, Pentatomidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Neottiglossa undata

Largus cinctus

August 10, 2020 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

This is a fairly good sized (13-17mm) True Bug (Hemiptera), mostly black with an orange border along the wings and…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Largidae (Bordered Plant Bugs), Largus Filed under: Bordered Plant Bugs, Largus cinctus

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