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African Cluster Bug

Agonoscelis puberula

Description:

This tiny bug was around 3/8 inch long and 1/4 inch wide. Their classification order begins from the Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Habitat:

They are native to e. & so. Africa and were introduced and established in the New World (so. US, Mexico, West Indies) since ca. 1985; They were first collected in the US in 1990. (Thomas et al. 2003) Known hosts include members of Lamiaceae (horehound, thyme), Linaceae (flax), and Rubiaceae (coffee tree). It apparently occurs on an even wider range of hosts. This one was found on my Lions Tail bush and while this is my first reported spotting, I had seen one on it a few weeks prior but lost it while trying to picture it.

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nexttogone
nexttogone 11 years ago

Thank you for the ID, KeithRoragen. I have also removed it from the Beetles mission. I also appreciate your patience with me as well. I have too many irons in the fire right now.

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago

One of the True Bugs, a Stink Bug, not a beetle.

nexttogone
Spotted by
nexttogone

Bandera, Texas, USA

Spotted on Nov 5, 2012
Submitted on Nov 6, 2012

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