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Chinch bug - Melanerythrus magtans Found on a Swan plant or Cotton bush - Gomphocarpus fruticosus in the middle of the South Australian town Tanundra. Australia,Eamw chinch bugs,Geotagged,Melanerythrus mactans,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

Chinch bug - Melanerythrus magtans

Found on a Swan plant or Cotton bush - Gomphocarpus fruticosus in the middle of the South Australian town Tanundra.

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The Melanerythrus mactans

Melanerythrus mactans is a chinch bug in the Melanerythrus genus. Chinch bugs are medium-sized insects with an angular oval body. Their wings overlap, creating an "X" pattern on the back. They are variably colored brown, red and black and feed on seeds or the sap of grasses. Sometimes they obtain nectar at flowers

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Mar 22, 2021. Captured Mar 20, 2017 18:51 in 25 Macdonnell St, Tanunda SA 5352, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/128s
  • ISO200
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.