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Mystery Bug - Largus succinctus - male - female
Copyright © 2009 Victoria A. LeFevers

Mystery Bug - Largus succinctus - Male Female
740 Prospect Shreveport, LA 71104, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
July 21, 2009
Size: 3/4 of an inch
We have seen similar pictures, but we cannot find one with a clear black back--no orange markings.

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Mystery Bug - Largus succinctus - male - female Largus succinctus
Contributed by Victoria A. LeFevers on 27 July, 2009 - 10:43am
Last updated 8 October, 2019 - 6:55pm

Moved
Moved from Largus.
… v belov, 8 October, 2019 - 6:55pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 30 July, 2009 - 2:09pm

parasitic fly
Just think, these guys are mating away with no care in the world, and soon the eggs on their back will hatch and they will be eaten alive from the inside by a parasitic larvae (if those are tachinid eggs, anyway, see http://www.cirrusimage.com/flies_trichopoda.htm for a description of one of this insect's sometimes parasite.
… Joe Zito, 27 July, 2009 - 3:29pm

Largus

scutella adorned with eggs of a parasitic fly, i suppose
… v belov, 27 July, 2009 - 10:53am

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