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Plant Bug

Parthenicus sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Small, white and brown plant but about 4 mm long. It has pink eyes.

Habitat:

Porch light in backyard.

Reference Links:

Genus Parthenicus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Mirid Plant Bug

Phytocoris sp.

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Comments (2)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Thank you bayucca! This one is a first for me. It was so small and blended in with the wall texture.
bayucca
Miridae, Mirinae, Phytocoris sp., tricky one, did not find a reasonable match, but there are also a huge bulk of unid ones. In my eyes the only genus left from these ID-nightmare... http://bugguide.net/node/view/13719/bgpage?from=0

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PublishedMarch 10, 2014

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