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Predaceous mirid - Neolygus
Copyright © 2010 Charley Eiseman

Predaceous mirid - Neolygus
South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
May 9, 2010
On May 7 I collected this hickory-feeding sawfly larva:

When I came home on May 9 it was dead and this mirid nymph was perched on it, apparently feeding on it. I sort of remember seeing the nymph when I collected the leaves, but it didn't occur to me that it might be a predator.

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 22 May, 2010 - 11:43am
Last updated 31 May, 2010 - 10:46pm

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