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Oak Catkin Mirid - Tropidosteptes quercicola
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Oak Catkin Mirid - Tropidosteptes quercicola
Newberry, Alachua County, Florida, USA
April 2, 2021
Size: 6 mm
Collected from an established Quercus virginiana in a home landscape. This species is not native to Florida, but has been recorded in a few trap collections since 2008. Specimens from this collection have been submitted to FDACS-DPI as a New County Record for Alachua, as well as the first documented host record in the state.

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Contributed by Jeff Eickwort on 5 April, 2021 - 10:50am
Last updated 4 April, 2023 - 3:57pm

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