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stink bug nymphs

Pentatomidae sp.

Description:

Amazingly tiny stink bug nymphs on a crested wheat (Agropyron cristatum) seedhead. I had never seen this before.

Habitat:

Mostly crested wheat with some Wyoming big sagebrush.

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4 Comments

DerrickLK
DerrickLK 12 years ago

Thanks!

Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago

It would be pretty much impossible without a better picture. If you start researching stink bugs that lay eggs on wheat though, you might be able to narrow it down.

DerrickLK
DerrickLK 12 years ago

Awesome! Any suggestions for a genus if possible?

Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago

These do look like nymphs. They're difficult to make out, but judging by their body shape and the shape of the eggs, I would say that they're stink bug nymphs, in the family Pentatomidae.

DerrickLK
Spotted by
DerrickLK

Idaho, USA

Spotted on Jul 17, 2009
Submitted on Feb 10, 2012

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