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Male, Yucca Plant Bug? - Halticotoma - male
Copyright © 2017 Salvador Vitanza

Male, Yucca Plant Bug? - Halticotoma - Male
Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
October 27, 2017
Size: 2.8 mm
Found on yucca plants
Coordinates: 31.334229, -110.966065

Thomas Henry viewed these images, checked the location, and said this is not H. valida. Their light-colored tibiae reveal them as a different Halticotoma species.

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 27 October, 2017 - 5:55pm
Last updated 14 August, 2018 - 1:02pm

Moved
Moved from Yucca Plant Bug.
… Salvador Vitanza, 14 August, 2018 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Plant Bugs.
… Salvador Vitanza, 31 October, 2017 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Plant Bugs.

Sorry about that! I didn't notice they were already here.

It does resemble the Yucca Plant Bug, but none of the specimens in the Guide have black and yellow legs.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 October, 2017 - 7:54pm login or register to post comments

 
It looks like you were right after all
and Thomas Henry commented on their leg color too.
… Salvador Vitanza, 14 August, 2018 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Dr. Jason Botz inspected the genitalia of the males
and found them to be H. valida
… Salvador Vitanza, 31 October, 2017 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, I noticed that too
but didn't know what else it could be. I imagine the male, female, and nymph submitted today are all the same species because they were clustered together, but that's just me making assumptions again.
… Salvador Vitanza, 27 October, 2017 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

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