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Scentless Plant Bug

Arhyssus sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

I noticed this bug after looking at the photo's I took of another one. This is a plant bug with yellow eyes and a red head, legs and elytra. You can see the abdomen through the clear part of the wings to see the dark pattern.

Habitat:

Buckwheat flowers in chaparral.

Reference Links:

Genus Arhyssus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Alice, this is an adult. I don't have an example of a nymph yet. Here's an adult that just eclosed of the same genus showing an even brighter color: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/114046057

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Southern California Wildlife
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Living Wild in the Chaparral

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PublishedMarch 18, 2014

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