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Unidentified True Bug - Ozophora occidentalis
Copyright © 2005 Chuck Entz

Unidentified True Bug - Ozophora occidentalis
Encino, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 29, 2003
Size: 1/4-1/2 inch
Near light on back porch at night
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Contributed by Chuck Entz on 1 October, 2005 - 9:28am
Last updated 20 December, 2023 - 1:07pm

Moved
Moved from Ozophora picturata.
… v belov, 20 December, 2023 - 1:07pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a Plant Bug
That crease in the forewing I was told is a characteristic of Miridae.
… tom murray, 1 October, 2005 - 4:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Lygaeidae.
This is probably a seed bug, but I can't make out the "cuneus," that crease that Tom seems to see here:-) Lygaeids tend to be far more common at lights at night than mirids. Update: Identified by Dr. Jane O'Donnell as Ozophora picturata. Making guide page.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 October, 2005 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

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