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Which bug, please? - Polymerus
Copyright © 2007 Thomas of Baltimore City

Which bug, please? - Polymerus
Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
May 16, 2007
I believe the plant is Galium aparine.
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Contributed by Thomas of Baltimore City on 16 May, 2007 - 6:21pm
Last updated 18 May, 2007 - 3:32am

Moved
Moved from Plant Bugs.
… Thomas of Baltimore City, 18 May, 2007 - 3:32am login or register to post comments

I confirm the plant
. . . and by this information, guess that the Mirid is of the genus Polymerus (live on Galium spp.). Compare of a similar, but distinct, European species:
… Boris Büche, 18 May, 2007 - 1:53am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Thomas of Baltimore City, 17 May, 2007 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

Miridae.
A nice image of a mirid plant bug.
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 May, 2007 - 7:07pm login or register to post comments

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