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irradescent bug ?? - Lygus
Copyright © 2005 David A Burke

irradescent bug ?? - Lygus
7000 ft elevation, Park County, Wyoming, USA
August 29, 2004
This pretty little critter is 1/2 inch long and is on a sunflower blossom in the mountains of NW Wyoming
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Contributed by David A Burke on 1 January, 2005 - 2:14pm
Last updated 11 January, 2006 - 5:14pm

other possibility?
Also see Tropidosteptes at Cedar Creek. It looks superficially similar.
… Robin McLeod, 30 March, 2005 - 12:19am login or register to post comments

Plant Bug
This is a plant bug of the family Miridae.
The loops on the hind wings are a good field mark.
Great Picture!
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 1 January, 2005 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Lygus sp.?
I'd be willing to bet that this is a species of Lygus. The ivory "v" mark on the scutellum (triangular area between the wings)is pretty much a hallmark of the genus. They are larger than the other genera suggested earlier, also. Moving to guide page.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 January, 2005 - 12:58pm login or register to post comments

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