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Western box elder bug

Boisea rubrolineata

Photo by RandiBrock
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Field Notes

Description:

Small black beetle with red markings, when flying the underside of wings is bright red

Habitat:

Found hundreds of them flying round a an elder tree

Species ID Suggestions

Western Boxelder Bug

Boisea rubrolineata

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Latimeria
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Comments (4)
Latimeria
Ah, two for one: wonderful! You should also add the scientific name to the sighting once you get the chance :)
RandiBrock
Also helped me indetify the tree they were on correctly;)
RandiBrock
Thank you so much. I just tried that and it works great! And it does look like a western boxelder bug;)
Latimeria
It looks similar to the Eastern Boxelder Bug, but since you're in Oregon, it's more likely to be the Western Boxelder Bug. It's a bit difficult to say for sure, since the picture is blurry, but take a look through some of the similar pictures and see what you think. If you're taking pictures of bugs in the future, try using the Macro setting on your camera if it has one. It's usually represented by a flower icon, and you can get some great up-close shots with it!

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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PublishedApril 3, 2011

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