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Red bug

Scantius aegyptius

Description:

Listed on Center for invasive species research website: "The most noticeable impact of S. aegyptius in California will likely be the presence of large numbers of nymphs and adults migrating from drying annual weeds into adjacent developed areas. These migrations consisting of thousands of individuals can be very conspicuous and lead to large aggregations on small patches of host plants causing concern to local residents who notice these obvious aggregations."

Habitat:

Oak woodland

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Egyptian Scantius
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2 Comments

TorreyNeel
TorreyNeel 11 years ago

Bummer it is a introduced species, i hope it doesn't cause trouble here.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Beautiful insect!! Here is a link to the species: http://bugguide.net/node/view/299939

TorreyNeel
Spotted by
TorreyNeel

California, USA

Spotted on Jul 24, 2012
Submitted on Aug 4, 2012

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