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Mirid - Tropidosteptes
Copyright © 2011 John Schneider

Mirid - Tropidosteptes
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
March 11, 2011
Size: ~ 4 mm
Hoping for ID of this visitor to UV light.

It looked pretty uniformly dark in real life, but the reflection of the flash makes the membrane look very light in the photos. I have a photo with that area more in focus, if it would help.

The antennae looked kind of distinctive to me. The bases of the last two segments look pale.

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Contributed by John Schneider on 11 March, 2011 - 11:13pm
Last updated 12 May, 2014 - 2:22pm

Moved
Moved from Plant Bugs.
… v belov, 25 March, 2011 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

Maybe Tropidosteptes sp.
^^
… WonGun Kim, 14 March, 2011 - 3:02am login or register to post comments

 
ID confirmed by M.D. Schwartz: Tropidosteptes sp.
… v belov, 25 March, 2011 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks, WonGun and v
^
… John Schneider, 25 March, 2011 - 9:38pm login or register to post comments

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