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Thumbtack ("percevejo das cápsulas")

Jalysus sobrinus

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-22.9027, -47.0101

Field Notes

Habitat:

subtropical country side

Notes:

Thumbtack drinking nectar from Galinsoga parviflora (known in Brazil as "Picão Branco"). Identification suggested by a brasilian site (www.insetologia.com.br)

Reference Links:

Insetologia - Identificação de insetos

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Christine Y.
Good points ForestDragon. I agree, it definitely resembles a hemipteran more so than a crane fly.
ForestDragon
I am inclined to think this may actually be a true bug of some sort. Note the antennae and the shape of the thorax area. With that said, I have no idea what kind of true bug this might be, it is really interesting!
Christine Y.
Interesting spotting, but it's not a mosquito. Could be a crane fly because some (not many) species have a proboscis.
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PublishedApril 12, 2017

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