Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Cimicomorpha » Miroidea » Plant Bugs (Miridae) » Phylinae » Phylini » Keltoniina » Pseudatomoscelis » Cotton Fleahopper (Pseudatomoscelis seriatus)
Photo#1736831
Mirid on Croton californicus - Pseudatomoscelis seriatus
Copyright © 2019 Aaron Schusteff

Mirid on Croton californicus - Pseudatomoscelis seriatus
Lobos Creek, Presidio, San Francisco County, California, USA
July 22, 2019
I initially suspected this to be Pseudatomoscelis seriatus based on the resemblance to the posts below from southern California (at least 2 of which are also on Croton):

     

This was bolstered by the description & discussion of this species in Henry(1)(1991), which also supports that ID. According to Henry(1)(1991):

"P. seriatus is the only pale North American mirid that possesses dorsal spots and spotted antennae"
...and it is widespread in the US (including CA) and commonly found on Croton.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 8 October, 2019 - 4:19pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact