White-eyed Plant Bug, Miridae? - Taylorilygus apicalis

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Moved from Plant Bugs. What do you think of 101998 and 231032 ?

… john and jane balaban, 7 December, 2008 - 4:37pm

I think they are the same species.

Thank you!

… WonGun Kim, 7 December, 2008 - 5:08pm

Ok, moved

Are you up for trying some more? 156326 155110 127226 105097 90642 26784
and do we have any clue what the immatures might look like? 179256 or maybe 77561?

… john and jane balaban, 7 December, 2008 - 6:35pm

My answer...

A light green or yellowish-whitish adult mirid that look like these may be considered as T. apicalis when it has

1) bilateral symmetrical marks on scutellum;
2) diagonal brown shadows;
3) ratio of the eye and the distance between the eyes; and
3) dark spots at base of spines on hind tibia.

Based on these points and my experience, the following images can be considered as T. apicalis.

I cannot determine whether the followings are T. apicalis or not since they have somewhat poor quality or failed to show the characteristics. Although someone who is more experienced can ID them, i think it is better to frass them.

I think the following is definitely not T. apicalis since it has no dark dot on tibiae and the shape of the body (slightly oval) appears somewhat different to me.

Finally, the nymph of this bug is very similar to those of Lygocoris and its relatives, so i have no clue at the current stage.

… WonGun Kim, 7 December, 2008 - 8:19pm

Please move to the species page...

… WonGun Kim, 7 December, 2008 - 4:29pm

looks like Taylorilygus apicalis

See

nearctica.com records this species as Taylorilygus pallidulus that is a synonym of this species.
(http://research.amnh.org/pbi/catalog/references.php?id=2169)

… WonGun Kim, 28 October, 2008 - 12:17am

Taylorilygus

Thanks!

… Peter Bryant, 28 October, 2008 - 3:58pm

Moved

Moved from True Bugs.

… john and jane balaban, 24 July, 2008 - 11:28pm

What I call a monochrome mirid.

Tough to ID tighter. Looks as if it's on a dry reed, but is there any plant associated with it?

… Ron Hemberger, 13 July, 2008 - 9:40am

Plant

No; it's on a dry reed.

… Peter Bryant, 13 July, 2008 - 9:47am