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ID Please - Lygus
Copyright © 2006 S Kassam

ID Please - Lygus
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
October 2, 2006
Size: 1 cm.
On a warm sunny day after fog.
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Contributed by S Kassam on 5 October, 2006 - 6:40am
Last updated 19 October, 2006 - 5:09pm

Looks like L. lineolaris...
^^
… WonGun Kim, 14 January, 2009 - 1:00pm login or register to post comments

Not Beetle
Though glossy like a beetle, this is actually a plant bug, a member of the True Bug order.

Beetles have a straight line down their back where the two wing covers (elytra) meet. Most True Bugs have something like an "X" shape on their back where their wings are folded.

Another difference is that True Bugs have considerably fewer antennal segments—usually they have only four.
… Stephen_WV, 5 October, 2006 - 6:50am login or register to post comments

 
Agreed.
This is a plant bug in the family Miridae, genus Lygus (of which there are endless color forms, and almost as many species:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 12 October, 2006 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

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