Alydid nymph? - Closterocoris amoenus Webb Canyon, ~2000 ft. elevation, Los Angeles County, California, USA April 26, 2009
When I took these few, bad photos, I had assumed this was some sort of funny-looking ant. It wasn't until much later when I got to look at the photos more closely that I realized what a cool little bug I missed out on. :-( I'm guessing that this might be a nymph of one of the Alydidae species. Can anyone confirm? (That neon green bit is super awesome!!)
Photographed while crawling on the side of a utility shed. Surrounding habitat is chaparral and mixed oak woodland.
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Harsi S. Parker on 27 February, 2010 - 12:24am Last updated 27 December, 2016 - 4:37pm |