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Plant bug - Hypselonotus punctiventris - Hypselonotus punctiventris
Copyright © 2007 Stephen

Plant bug - Hypselonotus punctiventris - Hypselonotus punctiventris
san Antonio, Bamberger Park, Bexar County, Texas, USA
October 14, 2007
Size: 1 cm
There were a lot of these bugs around this weekend on Frostweed (Verbesina virginica).
Contributed by Stephen on 16 October, 2007 - 11:36am
Last updated 19 October, 2007 - 8:23am

Wow.
These are coreid (leaf-footed) bugs in the genus Hypselonotus, family Coreidae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 October, 2007 - 12:44pm

 
Hypselonotus punctiventris
Hi Eric,

Thanks for the pointers. I found the bugs on Bug Guide, in an almost identical situation, i.e. in the same area (well, Austin) and on the same plant (Frostweed).

Stephen

… Stephen, 16 October, 2007 - 3:19pm

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