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Harmostes sp.
This insect resembles a small stinkbug but is unusually colored and has interesting maroon crisscross markings.
Grassy meadow at Mount Loretto Unique Area.
It is sitting on an oxeye daisy.
Spotted on Jun 2, 2013
Submitted on Jul 8, 2013
4 Comments
Hi ForestDragon, that's an interesting suggestion. I checked the page you linked, but didn't see this particular bug on there. Like you said, Miridae is a large family. I'll look through Bugguide periodically or search Google for Miridae until there's a match. Thanks for the pointer!
Hi mauna! I am pretty sure your mystery insect is one of the Plant Bugs from Family Miridae, however, it is an extremely large family. I have been browsing through the pages on BugGuide and have not yet found a match, but it is likely there. http://bugguide.net/node/view/94/bgpage
Thanks, nisky912. Yes, there's an oxyeye daisy in the picture but this is an arthropod spotting.
This is oxeye daisy.