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Capsid bug

Family: Miridae

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

With it's brain showing where a scutellum should be :-) an otherwise attractive looking bug . About 18mm body length.

Habitat:

Attracted to lights at the local school.

Notes:

... looks maybe like a Coreoidea type.. maybe Miridae.. sorry only one shot before it vanished...

Reference Links:

Miridae

Species ID Suggestions

Plant bug

Miridae
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Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks for confirming Martin and Stephen... I'll dig into it soon. :-)
MartinL
Looks like miridae Heres a link and notes to a similar one http://www.flickr.com/photos/66925960@N08/6281694148/in/set-72157627535727165

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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 3, 2013

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