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Yucca plant bug - Halticotoma valida
Copyright © 2007 John R. Maxwell

Yucca plant bug - Halticotoma valida
Marlton, NJ, USA, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
September 12, 2007
Just wondering what this little guy is?

Maybe something in Plant Bugs (Miridae)?
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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 17 September, 2007 - 11:22pm
Last updated 11 December, 2007 - 1:07pm

Moved
Moved from Plant Bugs.
… John R. Maxwell, 9 December, 2007 - 11:43pm login or register to post comments

Yes.
Definitely a mirid, good call! Any idea what the host plant is? That should help narrow the suspects considerably.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 September, 2007 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Host plant
Unfortunately the "host plant" was my garage. We live in the NJ Pine Barrens, but the neighborhood is still somewhat developed. The yard is mostly pine and oak, but it could have been any suburban tree or plant.

I keep trying to make it Genus Capsus, based on no knowledge other than "kind of looks like that Capsus ater"
… John R. Maxwell, 18 September, 2007 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Yucca Plant Bug?
Usually Yucca Plant Bugs (Halticotoma valida) are found on agave leaves, but this one really looks close. They are 1 or 2 mm long.
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 23 November, 2007 - 7:04am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
That is the case I tried to make on this other individual
… John R. Maxwell, 23 November, 2007 - 7:16am login or register to post comments

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