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Chelinidea vittiger
Small yellowish green bug that blended in nicely to the colors of the cactus. Roundish abdomen. Both nymph and adult forms of prickly pear cactus bugs feed on the pads of prickly pear. They use special structures to pierce the tough leaves and suck the sap from the pad, resulting in conspicuous white to brown dime-sized rings after feeding has been in progress a while.
Spotted on a cactus at the McAllen Nature Center.
Spotted on Oct 8, 2019
Submitted on Oct 26, 2019
