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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

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)

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

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