This has a dark red square patch on back met by black to the end of the abdomen. I think it's a less mature nymph that I have previously posted. Could it be a beetle?
One good way to tell a beetle from a Hempiteran nymph is by the elytra. Beetles have hardened forewings called elytra. So, when you look at the dorsal side of the abdomen, they have two hard wings with a line down the center. A hemipteran nymph won't have this feature.
Also, beetles have chewing mandible mouthparts. A beetle's mouthparts will be on the front of their heads. But, hemipterans have piercing/sucking mouthparts, which look kind of like a beak with a stylet that is used for piercing and sucking juices out of their prey. They keep their mouthpart basically folded under their bodies when not in use.
From this photo, I think it is a hemipteran nymph because I can't see any elytra, but it is a bit difficult to tell from the photo. Do you remember noticing elytra with a vertical line down the center?
Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
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Also, beetles have chewing mandible mouthparts. A beetle's mouthparts will be on the front of their heads. But, hemipterans have piercing/sucking mouthparts, which look kind of like a beak with a stylet that is used for piercing and sucking juices out of their prey. They keep their mouthpart basically folded under their bodies when not in use.
From this photo, I think it is a hemipteran nymph because I can't see any elytra, but it is a bit difficult to tell from the photo. Do you remember noticing elytra with a vertical line down the center? Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
I'm not sure this will provide a link to my google photos, however it shows what was next to it on the Sorrel plant, which looks like the Largus Maculatus Posted 5 years ago