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Seed Bug

Posted by danielj August 1st, 2008 at 12:00 am

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bug on the mountain dalea bush in Tucson, Arizona
I found lots of these bugs on my mountain dalea bush. Very prominent in early mornings and late afternoons. They hide during the hottest times of day. Can you help me identify this bug? At first I thought it was a boxelder but its orange pattern doesn’t look exactly the same. And I do know now that it isn’t a blister beetle either. Thanks in advance,
Jude

seed bug neacoryphus Seed Bug

Hi Jude,
Interestingly, despite the superficial resemblance, Boxelder Bugs and your Seed Bug are not even in the same family. Your Seed Bug in the family Lygaeidae is Neacoryphus lateralis, and you can substantiate this on BugGuide.

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