Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Other insects, spiders, etc.
 Miridae to ID
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| FRV |
Posted on 26-05-2020 18:13
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Member Location: Posts: 456 Joined: 19.06.18 |
Hi, I have photographed this bug near a forest pond (40km WNW of Paris). Feeding on a hogweed. About 6-7mm long. Any idea of its identity? Thanks for any help, FRV FRV attached the following image:  [135.56Kb] |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 26-05-2020 19:04
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
It belongs to family Miridae, genus Lygus, a difficult one. To get a relatively certain ID, you must see the puncture of the hemielytra (corium and clavus) as well as the density of the hairiness (see p. 11 of https://www.briti..._422Kb.pdf). A key in German is given in https://publicati...f/1164.pdf from p. 12. My guess is a species around L. rugulipennis / L. gemellatus, but this by no means a safe ID! Regards, Sundew |
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| FRV |
Posted on 26-05-2020 19:13
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Member Location: Posts: 456 Joined: 19.06.18 |
Thank you Sundew for this precise answer! Not an easy family indeed! FRV |
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