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Reduviidae? - Boisea trivittata
Copyright © 2012 Donovan Bailey

Reduviidae? - Boisea trivittata
Gila National Forest, Forst Road 150, ca. 21 miles north of the Lake Roberts Road, Black Canyon Creek Campground area, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
May 27, 2012
Size: ca. 8mm
I was guessing these are some sort of Reduvid. A large population, they appeared interested in biting humans(climbing all over tents) - probing skin if given the chance. Active during the warmth of the day. Large groups (10-30) could be found feeding on moths and other larger insects on the ground.

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Contributed by dbailey@nmsu.edu on 28 May, 2012 - 9:41am
Last updated 25 June, 2012 - 6:30pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Possibly frass, but some interesting natural history information...
… Ken Schneider, 25 June, 2012 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

Boxelder Bug


Plant feeders, and non-biters. :)

Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 May, 2012 - 9:49am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Ken
Thanks Ken! Interesting and makes sense - we were directly below a box elder! Odd though, they did not appear to be strictly plant feeders. We observed numerous piles of individuals on the ground, feeding on the corpse of other insects.

Donovan
… dbailey@nmsu.edu, 28 May, 2012 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

 
Nymph
This specimen is a nymph of the Boxelder as well.
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 6 June, 2012 - 1:48am login or register to post comments

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