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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Cimicomorpha » Cimicoidea » Minute Pirate Bugs (Anthocoridae) » Oriini » Orius » Orius insidiosus
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Minute Pirate Bug - Orius insidiosus
Copyright © 2016 Bruce Marlin

Minute Pirate Bug - Orius insidiosus
Ogle County, Illinois, USA
October 17, 2016
Size: ~2-3 mm
These tiny things in my yard are biting me constantly. Anyone else suffering these things? What are they? Thanks!

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Contributed by Bruce Marlin on 17 October, 2016 - 4:03pm
Last updated 20 September, 2023 - 3:11pm

Moved
Moved from Minute Pirate Bugs.
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Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 17 October, 2016 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

Widespread
I have seen these at sea level, and also been bitten at over 5,000 feet elevation in the mountains of New Hampshire.
… John F. Carr, 17 October, 2016 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

Anthocoridae
Looks to be something in this neighborhood:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 October, 2016 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

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