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Minute Pirate Bug - Orius vicinus
Copyright © 2008 Lynette Elliott

Minute Pirate Bug - Orius vicinus
Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, USA
May 14, 2008
Size: around 3 mm
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 14 May, 2008 - 9:13pm
Last updated 13 September, 2010 - 5:58pm

Name change
According to (1), previous records of O. minutus in North America actually are Orius vicinus.
… Brad Barnd, 2 May, 2012 - 9:20pm

Orius minutus (Linne)
Keyed from Kelton (1978); large body size and color pattern are diagnostic; this species also has dense pubescence on the hemielytra which is not evident in the photo; an introduced European species that is now established in the Pacific Northwest.
… Tim Loh, 13 September, 2010 - 5:58pm

Moved
Moved from Minute Pirate Bugs.
… Lynette Elliott, 14 July, 2008 - 8:51am

maybe
O.insi*diosus, compare comment here, please:
Orius sp. is for sure.
… Boris Büche, 14 July, 2008 - 5:08am

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