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Species Thaumastocoris peregrinus

small, flat, orange-brown+gray-white double-spoon-snout Australian Bronze Bug - Thaumastocoris peregrinus  Thaumastocoris peregrinus (nymph) - Thaumastocoris peregrinus bug nymphs - Thaumastocoris peregrinus Thaumastocoris peregrinus Thaumastocoris peregrinus? - Thaumastocoris peregrinus Piesmatidae sp? - Thaumastocoris peregrinus Piesmatidae sp? - Thaumastocoris peregrinus Male,  Thaumastocoris peregrinus - Thaumastocoris peregrinus - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Cimicomorpha
Superfamily Miroidea
Family Thaumastocoridae
Genus Thaumastocoris
Species peregrinus (Thaumastocoris peregrinus)
Explanation of Names
Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellapé 2006
Size
2-3.5 mm
Range
native to Australia, recently spotted in CA
Food
host: Eucalyptus [Myrtaceae]
Internet References
Fact sheet (FAO 2012)