Plant Bug

Ectmetopterus sp.

Description:

Hemiptera; Miridae; Orthotylinae; Halticini; Ectmetopterus sp. These Plant Bugs are quite small and although they cannot be viewed very well in the uncropped photo, I included it to show the extent of the infestation on the foliage.

Habitat:

I spotted these Plant Bugs on Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) growing behind the rice mill water tank. Plant identification - http://www.stuartxchange.org/Kamote.html...

Notes:

I originally made a careless mistake in my identification of these small creatures. I wrongly uploaded them as Unidentified Alticini (Flea Beetles). Thanks to Võ Anh Tuấn's helpful comment, I have it right now.

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3 Comments

Võ Anh Tuấn a year ago

John B.
Thanks for your wishes.
Like you, I have misidentified many times and had to ask my friends in Project Noah for help. Do not worry.

John B. a year ago

Hi Võ Anh Tuấn, thank you very much for your comment. You are 100% correct. This is why I like Project Noah. People are helping each other. I will fix this careless mistake today and then I will check all my other "Flea Beetles' to make sure there are no more blunders. Thank you again. Happy Spotting! John B.