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Yucca bug - Halticotoma valida
Copyright © 2009 margarethe brummermann

Yucca bug - Halticotoma valida
Tucson, Nanini Library , Pima County, Arizona, USA
January 2, 2009
Size: 2 to 3 mm
Hundreds of these on a Spanish Bajonett Yucca that looked quite jaundiced and punctuated with bite marks
Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 9 January, 2009 - 5:51pm
Last updated 9 January, 2009 - 9:41pm

Yucca Plant Bug (Halticotoma valida)...
Although there are five Halticotoma species in AZ, reddish legs, bluish black wings, and short A2 suggest it be H. valida.
… WonGun Kim, 9 January, 2009 - 6:32pm

 
Thank you
WonGun Kim!
… margarethe brummermann, 9 January, 2009 - 9:38pm

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