plant bug
(Tropidosteptes cardinalis)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
Tropidosteptes cardinalis is an early season plant bug. It occurs in the United States and southern Canada east of the Great Plains. Adults are active from March through June. They are found in damp areas on weedy herbaceous plants. |
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Biology |
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March through June |
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Sources There is only one record of Tropidosteptes cardinalis in Minnesota. That record is an unconfirmed observation posted on iNaturalist.org that appears to be a misidentification. |
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Not in Minnesota (?) |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Hemiptera (true bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies) |
Suborder |
Heteroptera (true bugs) |
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Cimicomorpha |
Superfamily |
Miroidea |
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Subfamily |
Mirinae |
Tribe |
Mirini |
Genus |
Tropidosteptes |
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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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Alfredo Colon |
Location: Albany, NY |
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