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someone please help me - Jadera haematoloma
Copyright © 2006 jskephillips

someone please help me - Jadera haematoloma
plant city, hillsborough County, Florida, USA
January 8, 2006
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ID THIS BUG? i have asked just about everyone and nobody could help. my daughter loves playing with them, but i just want to know. i have about 1000 in my backyard.
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Contributed by jskephillips on 8 January, 2007 - 12:03am
Last updated 29 January, 2007 - 8:47pm

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… john and jane balaban, 29 January, 2007 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

Seems Like Red-shouldered Bug
Your fine image seems to match-up best with this BugGuide submission and your location is congruent with that identification. Red-shouldered Bug (Jadera haematoloma). Nymphs are harder to identify. See if you can find some adults to confirm this identification. If you can't find any now, it seems it'll be just a matter of time. (Is your photograph really from one year ago?)
… David Moll, 8 January, 2007 - 1:36am login or register to post comments

 
Golden Rain Tree Bug
J. haematoloma is also known as the Golden Rain Tree bug. They feed on the seeds of Golden Rain Trees and do not stray far from the tree. Do you have one of these trees on your property? Here in Orlando the last few weeks, I have 100s of these bugs in our plant beds and sunning on the outside of the house, all under the branches of our rain tree. Here is an article on this species:

http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu/IPM/Jadera.htm
… Eric Haley, 8 January, 2007 - 7:14am login or register to post comments

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