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Boxelder Bug

Boisea trivittata

Photo by LadyLilac
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Field Notes

Description:

Approximately 1/2 inch long, black and reddish insect. There were so many of these in my yard last summer.

Habitat:

Appear to live on/in the ground. There had been a wild plum tree, and hawthorne that we cut down, and the just hung out in that area.

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Boxelder bug

Leptocoris trivittatus
KarenSaxton
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Comments (1)
LadyLilac
oh when you said "eastern boxelder bug" I realized I had the wrong location on the spotting. It was seen in Alberta not Newfoundland. Would may be a different variety then.

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PublishedMay 24, 2013

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