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Lygaeus analisObserver
itsmelucyDescription
Very noticeable white edge on wings but no larger white splotch (small white dots?), very fast moving
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Lygaeus argutusObserver
itsmelucyDescription
Nymph that looks different .5 meters away
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Eastern Boxelder Bug (Boisea trivittata)Observer
davebresDescription
Boxelder bug?
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Eastern Boxelder Bug (Boisea trivittata)Observer
feislaDescription
Wings spread, preserved via acetone to prevent color/ form loss.
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kcthetc1Description
Guessing because flower clusters had several adults as well.
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itsmelucyDescription
Spontaneous spread of wings while walking about! (Maybe for balance on thin reedy bit, maybe to look good for nearby adults?)
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American Searocket (Cakile edentula)Observer
michaelpirrelloDescription
On the dunes
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itsmelucyDescription
Gonolobus barbatus vine in lowest light (note poor color of leaves)
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True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)Observer
nancylovesbugsDescription
Looks similar to the nymph of the box elder or red shouldered bug but I am unsure! TIA for the help! @sambiology
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Boxelder Bugs (Genus Boisea)Observer
naturephotosuzeDescription
Madera Canyon
Terribly OOF but he was running and I wasn't set up right
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Angus' Datana Moth (Datana angusii)Observer
ryanliDescription
Hillman State Park, Knowlton Hill Road moth night
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Ochrimnus carnosulusObserver
entomikeDescription
Det. Michael Pirrello, 2021
coll'ed sweeping
spmn in the TAMUIC
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berkshirenaturalistDescription
Thinking this is Harmostes fraterculus, one of the two species in this region based on the info on bugguide. "Separated from H. reflexulus in having the scape not distinctly surpassing the apex of the head."
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Eastern Small Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus kalmii ssp. angustomarginatus)Observer
modernaquarius
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Leptoglossus zonatusObserver
fieryskipperDescription
Found dead, being eaten by ants.
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Western Boxelder Bug (Boisea rubrolineata)Observer
garychangDescription
Molting box elder bug. More vulnerable to predation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140161087
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Genus OncopeltusObserver
littleredbirdDescription
Bulk of nymphs for last 2 months have matured. New crop of younger nymphs on Desert Milkweed. Have changed my guess on earlier entries.
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Leptoglossus zonatusObserver
kneubaueDescription
Measured ~2 cm body. Had subdued light spots on the forward part of the pronotum. Resting on a patio beam.
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Pine-devil Moth (Citheronia sepulcralis)Observer
bkfjDescription
Part of getting everything off the sheet so I could pack up and go home.
