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small green and black plant bug smaller than the two Lygus sp. seen in the same area, but larger than the tiny black plant bugs Geotagged,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

small green and black plant bug

smaller than the two Lygus sp. seen in the same area, but larger than the tiny black plant bugs

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    The auto-ID app I tried for this suggests "Orthops sp". They do occur in the US but note that this app's bias is very strongly European (volume of observations). Interestingly, it also suggested it's an imago, not an adult. Just passing on results. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View morpheme's profile
      morpheme
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      It would not surprise me to find it’s an import, I’m discovering we have a lot of non-natives, especially when it comes to agricultural pests Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        The app is "obsidentify" by the way, which powers observation.org. Posted 3 years ago
        1. View Christine Young's profile
          Christine Young
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          Similar to Adelphocoris and Plagiognathus, but I can't find a match. Posted 3 years ago
          1. View morpheme's profile
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            I skimmed through all of the Mirini in BugGuide yesterday and didn't spot anything that was all that close... I'm definitely going to check of Ferdy's foreign suggestion. It seems like we are getting a more and more non natives, so it's always a possibility, especially considering the valley is a farming area. You never know what new bugs might come in with plants, feed and the like. Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
            1. View Christine Young's profile
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              Yes, good idea. I looked at so many photos, but couldn't find a match. You definitely seem to have a lot of non natives! Posted 3 years ago
              1. View Christine Young's profile
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                I searched a little more, but still no matches, lol. I did find that it is also similar to Calocoris sp. (mainly bc they have the two pale marks on the scutellum), Posted 3 years ago
    3. View morpheme's profile
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      Orthops basalis is British, but is closer than anything I've found so far... we have 1 Orthops species that is native to the US. It's markings aren't nearly as similar though.. Posted 3 years ago

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Uploaded Aug 1, 2022. Captured Jul 31, 2022 11:32 in M39F+RH Lake Marcel-Stillwater, WA, USA.
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  • X-E2
  • f/11.0
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  • ISO800
  • 80mm
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