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Mediterranean Red Bug (Scantius aegyptius)
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Copyright © 2012
Kim Moore
Scantius aegyptius
Long Beach/ El Dorado Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA
March 15, 2012
At first I thought it a milkweed bug, but on further look I thought not. I found it crawling on leaf litter in the grass.
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Contributed by
Kim Moore
on 18 March, 2012 - 5:50pm
indeed; a very recent euroimport
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v belov
, 18 March, 2012 - 6:13pm
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Maybe this instead?
EDIT: We like it when we have the same idea and pick the same image!
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john and jane balaban
, 18 March, 2012 - 5:56pm
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Looks like Scantius aegyptius
EDIT: Same here. :)
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 18 March, 2012 - 5:56pm
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