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Cactus bug nymph

Chelinidea vittiger aequoris

Description:

These green bugs were hanging out on a cactus, though I have seen them on other plants. Maybe some sort of assassin bug?

1 Species ID Suggestions

Cactus bug nymph
Chelinidea vittiger aequoris Subspecies Chelinidea vittiger aequoris - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 12 years ago

Thank you Leuba! The second reference link you gave below - is dead on. The cactus this bug was on (along with several others) had a whole all the way through it from them feeding.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

Nice spotting - I am also interested in those white spots on the cactus with sharp spikes - look painful!
Here's another reference:
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/bene...

MaryEvans2
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MaryEvans2

Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Spotted on May 20, 2011
Submitted on Feb 10, 2012

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