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Green Bug - Lygus
Copyright © 2008 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Green Bug - Lygus
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, USA
October 13, 2007
Is this an immature bug?

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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 24 January, 2008 - 1:29am
Last updated 23 August, 2010 - 1:08pm

Moved
Moved from Lygus bugs.
… WonGun Kim, 10 July, 2009 - 8:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from not yet identified nymphs.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 25 January, 2008 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

Thank you for your swift responses!
...and you are correct, John, Robin's bug that you linked to could even be the same species. I'm going to add these pictures just the same, because they be more likely to be identified to species.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 24 January, 2008 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

Yes
Miridae sp. immature
… Boris Büche, 24 January, 2008 - 4:58am login or register to post comments

 
Images
There are several others in there already that have the same 5 spots
… John R. Maxwell, 24 January, 2008 - 8:06am login or register to post comments

 
Did you notice...
That Robins specimen shows a faint heart shape on the scutellum encompassing two of the five dots? I wonder if it could be a Lygus bug?

See three Lygus nympths



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… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 24 January, 2008 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

 
My vote
I don't know if the 5 spots are conclusive, but it looks good to me. Great find!
… John R. Maxwell, 25 January, 2008 - 7:42am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, John!
You took it a step further and found specified Lygus bug nymphs. I don't know why I didn't think of that! I think I will move them to the correct page. The photos are not very good, however Lygus bugs can be serious pests of some agronomic plants so species identification and location records might be of interest to someone at some point.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 25 January, 2008 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

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