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Lygaeid Bug Nymph

Photo by Bernadette S
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

about .5 cm in length, spotted crawling under a nearby Astragalus sp. plant

Habitat:

coastal desert wadi

Notes:

ID via email by Dr. Francis Gilbert

Reference Links:

Lygaeidae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
injica
Looks like a cotton stainer (Pyrrhocoridae) ...
injica
Definitely a nymph not an adult bug!

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Biodiversity in Egypt
Mission
Wildlife of the Sinai Peninsula

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PublishedApril 1, 2013

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