Blant bug
(Neurocolpus jessiae)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | not listed |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
Neurocolpus jessiae is a relatively small true bug but a relatively large plant bug. Adults are elongated and soft-bodied. Males are ¼″ (6.12 to 6.67 mm) in length, female slightly larger, ¼″ (6.42 to 7.08 mm). The third and largest segment (femur) on the hind leg of the nymph is mostly pale green, dark brown only on the outer (apical) quarter. |
Size |
Male: ¼″ (6.12 to 6.67 mm) Female: ¼″ (6.42 to 7.08 mm) |
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Ecology |
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Behavior |
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Life Cycle |
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Nymph Food |
Elderberry and grape |
Adult Food |
Elderberry and grape |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Hemiptera (true bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies) |
Suborder |
Heteroptera (true bugs) |
Infraorder |
Cimicomorpha |
Superfamily |
Miroidea |
Family |
Miridae (plant bugs) |
Subfamily |
Mirinae |
Tribe |
Mirini |
| Genus | Neurocolpus |
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Synonyms |
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Metriorrhynchomiris affinis Poecilocapsus affinis |
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Common Names |
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This species has no common name. The common name for the family Miridae is plant bugs, and it is applied here for convenience. |
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Glossary
Femur
On insects and arachnids, the third, largest, most robust segment of the leg, coming immediately before the tibia. On humans, the thigh bone.
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| Alfredo Colon 7/17/2018 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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