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Bug on Smartweed - Deraeocoris histrio
Copyright © 2015 Tim Turner

Bug on Smartweed - Deraeocoris histrio
Medway, Clark County, Ohio, USA
October 11, 2015
Very small bug photographed on Polygonum sp (Smartweed) at the edge of the pond at the Leadingham Prairie Preserve.

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Contributed by Tim Turner on 13 October, 2015 - 8:02pm
Last updated 13 March, 2023 - 10:21pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Plant Bugs.

Seems as though it has to go here; however, expert confirmation would be appreciated.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 October, 2015 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

 
That looks
good, Ken. Fast work. Interestingly, I found this page which states, "Little is known about this colorful, very small bug. It is apparently often found on a variety of plants called knotweeds, where it feeds on small insects such as leafhoppers and planthoppers." I believe the species in genus Polygonum (like the plant I photographed this bug on) have common names divided into two groups, Knotweeds and Smartweeds, depending upon the location of the flower clusters (leaf axil or terminals).
… Tim Turner, 13 October, 2015 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 October, 2015 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

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