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Bug - Slaterobius
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Schimming

Bug - Slaterobius
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
August 24, 2005
Size: 5 mm
True bug nymph?
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 13 September, 2005 - 6:38am
Last updated 17 February, 2009 - 2:39pm

Moved
Moved from Dirt-colored Seed Bugs.
… tom murray, 17 February, 2009 - 2:39pm login or register to post comments

Lovely.
Nice image, Lynette:-) Yes, it is a true bug nymph, probably in the Lygaeidae (or one of the new derivative families). Looks like it might be an ant mimic, too. Update: Identified by Dr. Jane O'Donnell as an immature Rhyparochromidae, possibly genus Slaterobius.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 September, 2005 - 3:34pm login or register to post comments

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