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Soapberry bug

Jadera haematoloma

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Description:

5/8 inch long; blue-black above, pale blue underneath; abdomen appears to be reddish
also appears to have long proboscis folded under body

Habitat:

spotted on dead sapling of cherry laurel

Reference Links:

Jadera haematoloma

Species ID Suggestions

Soapberry Bug

Jadera haematoloma

Reference Link
lynne.warren
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Comments (5)
Tweact
Nice color, so bright!
auntnance123
Looking back at some of my previous spotting, I believe I have mistaken this bug for box elder bug as suggested in the wikilink.
lynne.warren
also check out the website: soapberrybug.org They're doing all kinds of research on these bugs!
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PublishedJune 24, 2011

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