Mosquito Bug with Parasite

This Mosquito Bug has a mite on it.

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

I recently heard somebody call these mites "torpedo mites". I don't think it's an official name, but it's a fitting name for their behavior. Posted 5 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Not familiar with that term, but this is the first time I came to know that this bug is a Mosquito Bug :D Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I was wondering whether the term "Mosquito Bug" was something lost in translation or a biological term. Does it map to any particular order or family? Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Albert Kang
      
      Lion
      
      They are under the Order of Hemiptera.
      This one is under the Family of Miridae, Tribe Dicyphini.
      They are usually considered as pests as they pierce plant tissues and cause damage ranging from leaf tattering and fruit blemishes, to complete death of shoots, branches or whole plants. Posted 5 years ago

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By Albert Kang

Uploaded Jun 21, 2020. Captured Feb 21, 2019 21:59.

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ISO200
18mm

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