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Black seed bug with a little orange - Melacoryphus lateralis
Copyright © 2013 Bob Webster

Black seed bug with a little orange - Melacoryphus lateralis
Black Mesa, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, USA
July 19, 2013
Melacoryphus lateralis?
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Contributed by Bob Webster on 20 July, 2013 - 1:56am
Last updated 20 July, 2013 - 10:22am

Moved
Moved from Seed Bugs.
… Bob Webster, 20 July, 2013 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

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I don't ususally comment on Insects, but take a look at Melacoryphus » Melacoryphus lateralis. I think your looks like one I had ID'd for me.
… A. Hendrickson, 20 July, 2013 - 7:45am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I agree.
… Bob Webster, 20 July, 2013 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

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