White-margined Burrower Bug - Sehirus cinctus

These are cool bugs! Females lay their eggs in the soil and exhibit maternal care for their young, which is unusual for a bug! She guards her brood and brings them seeds to eat for up to a few days after hatching, which is when they are old enough to fend for themselves.

Habitat: Rural garden

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Flown Kimmerling

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Such a pretty scene <3 I don't think I've seen this one before! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! I've seen it a few times, but I think this was the first time I managed to get a photo. I paid more attention to insects this past summer because there were no mushrooms to divide my affections. Posted 4 years ago

The White-margined Burrower Bug

''Sehirus cinctus'', also known as the white-margined burrower bug, is within the genus of burrowing bugs belonging to the family Cydnidae, subfamily Sehirinae. Belonging to the suborder Heteroptera, they are true bugs.

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Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by Christine Young