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small true bug - Amnestus pallidus
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

small true bug - Amnestus pallidus
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
May 5, 2006
Size: 3mm
Is this a Lygaeid, or something else?
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Contributed by tom murray on 6 May, 2006 - 2:19pm
Last updated 11 May, 2006 - 6:20pm

Cydnidae: Amnestus pallidus
Our only smallish brown one.
… Donald S. Chandler, 11 May, 2006 - 10:15am login or register to post comments

 
Only one choice
I like the odds of being right when there aren't any others. :-)
… tom murray, 11 May, 2006 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

Cydnidae
It is a small but common cydnid.
… Donald S. Chandler, 7 May, 2006 - 8:39am login or register to post comments

 
Burrowing Bug
I was trying to make it into something else, but the spiny legs, clear wingtips, and shape are right. Thanks Don.
… tom murray, 7 May, 2006 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

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