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Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris)
Photo#880736
Copyright © 2014
John Schneider
Brown mirid -
Lygus lineolaris
Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
December 31, 2013
Size: just over 5 mm BL
Contributed by
John Schneider
on 1 January, 2014 - 6:21pm
Last updated 12 May, 2014 - 12:56am
Moved
Moved from
Plant Bugs
.
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WonGun Kim
, 2 January, 2014 - 12:48am
Thanks, WonGun
I've corrected the size now. My initial measurement was to the wingtips, which was why I thought this specimen was too big for L. lineolaris.
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John Schneider
, 2 January, 2014 - 1:28am