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Long-Necked Seed Bug

Myodocha serripes

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

This is the Audrey Hepburn of the bug world! Now in the Family Rhyparochromidae. They feed on a variety of vegetative matter with a long thin proboscis.

Habitat:

Found on a wall below the lights, Hotel Posada Loma, Fortin de Las Flores, Veracruz, Mexico.

Reference Links:

Myodocha serripes, Long-necked Seed Bug in the family Rhyparochromidae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Leuba Ridgway
nice spotting Lauren ! looks like it's got a long stabber/sucker - interesting.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Mexico Horn of Plenty
Mission
Biodiversidad de las Altas Montañas

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PublishedMarch 15, 2013

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