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black and red bug - Melacoryphus lateralis
Copyright © 2009 Lynette Elliott

black and red bug - Melacoryphus lateralis
Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
April 1, 2009
Size: around 10 mm
First image for CA.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 6 April, 2009 - 6:11pm

Yes, they are back
last year they just totally covered sidewalks and walls at rest stops on I 10 in AZ - after the very warm winter 2008-09 we will be seeing even more, if the draught doesn't decimate them...
… margarethe brummermann, 7 April, 2009 - 8:32am

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