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Cactus Bug

Narnia femorata

Photo by gatorfellows
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Field Notes

Description:

A brown hemiptera whose nymphs and adults feed on fruit and joints of prickly pear cactus.

Habitat:

Miller Spring Park, Belton, Texas.

Reference Links:

Species Narnia femorata - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
FelixO
thanks for the lead :) i ran outside to check the companions for a stripe and luckily they were still hangout at the same sage brush
gatorfellows
Yes this too is a Coreidae species, but not the same. I am running to an appointment, but will try to find your "bug" when I return this afternoon. If you are interested this is the site I use as a quick look for bugs in Texas; http://www.austinbug.com/hemiptera.html Will return:)
FelixO
this looks familiar to a spotting i made this morning. would you care to take a look at it? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/12556436
gatorfellows
The Narnia femorata is one of many Hemiptera, Coreidae that also have the name Leaf-footted bug. In this case they also share the common name Cactus bug, which can mean yet another that like to feed on Prickly Pear, Chelinidea vittiger aequoris. The name bug is used to mean Hemiptera and the name Leaf-footed, Coreidae. This is why having a Latin names is so important when discussing anything specifically. These were definitely enjoying the ripe cactus tuna. :)

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PublishedAugust 10, 2012

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