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Small plant bug on Symphyotrichum pilosum - Orius insidiosus

Small plant bug on Symphyotrichum pilosum - Orius insidiosus
North Judson, Starke County, Indiana, USA
October 5, 2017
I noticed these small plant bugs while photographing small bees active on Symphyotrichum pilosum (frost aster) in my mostly native sand prairie garden. They are quite small, probably 2 or 3 mm, and at the limit of what I can get with a handheld camera, but I thought this photo might be sufficient to say something about them. Somewhat similar to Eurychilopterella brunneata, but I would have thought it was smaller than what's described there.

Moved
Moved from Orius.

Moved
Moved from Minute Pirate Bugs.

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Moved from ID Request.

Not a mirid
This is a "minute pirate bug" family Anthocoridae. See reference here (1)

 
interesting
Thank you Evan! Minute is apt.

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