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Chinch Bug - Blissus leucopterus - male - female
Copyright © 2008 Ron M.

Chinch Bug - Blissus leucopterus - Male Female
Kenner, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA
March 1, 2008
I have no idea where to start looking...
Found under a foam cushion mat we had in yard under my daughters slide.

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Chinch Bug - Blissus leucopterus - male - female Chinch Bug - Blissus leucopterus - male - female
Contributed by Ron M. on 11 March, 2008 - 11:32am
Last updated 15 August, 2009 - 1:47am

Moved
Moved from Chinch Bugs.

Thanks again
… Ron M., 17 February, 2009 - 7:07pm

Not much help
but my initial impression was one of the beetles with short elytra... I suppose it could also be a true bug? Someone will be able to help I'm sure - it's a nice photo and the wings (?) show a nice pattern!
… Ken Schneider, 11 March, 2008 - 11:41am

 
True bugs.
These appear to be "chinch bugs" in the genus Blissus, family Blissidae (formerly part of the Lygaeidae). Some adults can have abbreviated wings like this.
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 March, 2008 - 12:17pm

 
Blissus leucopterus, i suppose
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… v belov, 17 February, 2009 - 12:56pm

 
Thanks Ken and Eric...
I have moved these to Chinch bugs.

Eric, you are dangerous on your lunch hour!! :)

Thanks again and have a great day!
… Ron M., 11 March, 2008 - 3:45pm

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