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KS Bug #5 - Blissus leucopterus
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

KS Bug #5 - Blissus leucopterus
Great Plains Nature Center, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
August 28, 2006
Will frass after ID, assuming one's already logged for Kansas.
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 1 September, 2006 - 2:49pm
Last updated 20 April, 2009 - 7:50am

opinion of Merrill Sweet:
"extremely likely to be B. leucopterus"

Moved from Chinch Bugs.
… v belov, 20 April, 2009 - 7:50am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks once again =v=
...
… Ron Hemberger, 20 April, 2009 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

Chinch bug.
This is the infamous "chinch bug," once in the Lygaeidae family, not sure if the genus got split out in the revised classification. Not sure I'd frass this, either, as it clearly reflects (literally!) the typical color pattern for this little pest.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 September, 2006 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID, Eric.
I'll keep the photo, tho it does a better job on my daughter's blouse than the intended subject. (I do try to dress her to provide a nice background.)

BTW, excellent call on keeping it; we don't have much yet.
… Ron Hemberger, 1 September, 2006 - 6:55pm login or register to post comments

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