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Plant Bug

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

Small, colorful Plant Bug of about 4 mm in length. Family Miridae.

Habitat:

Came to lights, semi-rural residential area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico 2,200 meters.

Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miridae
https://www.naturalista.mx/taxa/53505-Miridae/browse_photos

Species ID Suggestions

Plant Bug

Phytocoris

Reference Link
Gaia80
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Comments (2)
LaurenZarate
Thank you Gaia, you picked a monster of a genus!
Gaia80
You truly have hard quests, closest I get is Phytocoris.

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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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Insects from Mexico!

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PublishedJuly 12, 2019

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