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Soapberry bug

Jadera haematoloma

Photo by auntnance123
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

half inch

Habitat:

Leaf litter and the like

Notes:

often mistaken for box elder bug

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Comments (2)

Quite the education this morning with lynne.warren's guidance. The visual difference between this soapberry bug and the box elder bug (for which I mistook it) is the box elder's wings and thorax are trimmed in orange. Project Noah and its participants are the best!
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PublishedApril 2, 2011

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