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black and orange Plant Bug - Taedia
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

black and orange Plant Bug - Taedia
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
May 30, 2005
This one has two black dots on the orange.
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 31 May, 2005 - 12:14pm
Last updated 10 May, 2010 - 6:10am

Moved
Moved from Taedia.
… WonGun Kim, 10 May, 2010 - 6:10am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Plant Bugs.
… Lynette Elliott, 7 December, 2008 - 5:07pm login or register to post comments

Please move to the genus page...
Although it is similar to Prepops and Lopidea, the distance between the eyes are shorter, and one of the key characteristics of Taedia is a pair of dots behind calli on the pronotum.
… WonGun Kim, 7 December, 2008 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

Maybe Taedia...
^^
… WonGun Kim, 4 November, 2008 - 8:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Thanks Robin, it looks like you are right. At first I thought it was just a difference in angle, but it does look to have a longer head.
… Lynette Elliott, 14 November, 2006 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

a different genus?
P. insitivus and the three Prepops species shown at Insects of Cedar Creek have flattened heads, much wider than long.

This bug's head is more cone-shaped (almost as long as wide), and the markings on the scutellum are similar to the unidentified bug here - which differs in having more brownish elytra and a dark reddish cuneus.
… Robin McLeod, 14 November, 2006 - 7:33am login or register to post comments

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