Hemiptera (bugs)
mostly from Orange County, California
Yellow background, exotic species.
Click on the names for more images and information.
Photographed and compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu)
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology,
University of California, Irvine, CA 92697
And Ron Hemberger |
| Heteroptera (True Bugs) |
| Anthocoridae ( Minute Pirate Bugs) |
Belostomatidae (Giant Water Bugs) |
Berytidae (Stilt Bugs) |
Cimicidae (Bed Bugs)
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Minute Pirate Bug,
Orius tristicolor |
Toe biter,
Abedus indentatus |
Stilt Bug,
Acanthophysa echinata |
Bed Bug,
Cimex lectularius
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| Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bugs) |
Squash Bug,
Anasa (andresii?)
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Western leaf-footed bug, Leptoglossus clypealus |
Western Conifer Seed Bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis |
Leptoglossus zonatus |
| Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bugs)(cont.) |
Corixidae
(Water Boatmen) |
Gelastocoridae
(Toad Bugs) |
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Cactus Bug, Narnia sp. |
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Water boatman |
Gelastocoris oculatus |
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Geocoridae
(Big-eyed Bugs) |
Gerridae
(Water Striders) |
Mesoveliidae
(Water Treaders) |
Largidae (Bordered Plant Bugs) |
Geocoris pallens |
Geocoris punctipes |
Gerris remigis |
Water treader |
Bordered Plant Bug,
Largus californicus |
| Lygaeidae (Seed Bugs) |
Kleidocerys modestus |
Small Milkweed Bug,
Lygaeus kalmii |
Melacoryphus rubicollis |
White-crossed Seed Bug, Neacoryphus sp. |
Nysius sp. |
Large Milkweed Bug,
Oncopeltus fasciatus |
Xyonysius californicus |
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| Miridae (Plant Bugs) |
Aoplonema nigrum |
Closterocoris amoenus |
Potato Bug, Closteromus norvegicus |
Deraeocoris sp. |
Dicyphus (hesperus?) |
Engyltatus modestus |
Irbisia sp. |
Lopidea marginata |
Scarlet Plant Bug, Lopidea sp. |
Lopidea sp. |
Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus sp. |
Lygus sp. |
Lygus sp. |
Subfamily Orthotylinae |
Subfamily Phylinae |
Plagiognathus verticalis |
Plagiognathus sp. |
Ranzovius californicus |
Rhinacloa sp. |
Broken-back Bug,
Taylorilygus apicalis |
Plant Bug |
Plant Bug |
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| Nabidae (Damsel Bugs) |
Notonectidae (Backswimmers) |
Phymatidae (Ambush Bugs) |
Damsel Bug
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Ambush Bug, Phymatidae |
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs) |
Stink Bug, Bagrada hilaris |
Say's Stink Bug, Chlorochroa sayi |
Stink Bug, Euschistus sp. |
Harlequin bug,
Murgantia histrionica |
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Green Stink Bug, Thyanta sp. |
Red-shouldered Stink Bug,
Thyanta sp. |
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| Reduviidae (Assassin Bugs and Thread-legged Bugs) |
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Thread-Legged Bug, Emesaya brevipennis |
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Assassin Bug, Rhinocoris ventralis |
Assassin bug, Sinea diadema |
Assassin Bug, Zelus renardii |
Assassin Bug, Zelus tetracanthus
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Rhopalidae (Scentless Plant Bugs) |
Western box-elder bug,
Boisea rubrolineata |
Harmostes (reflexulus?) |
Harmostes sp. |
Harmostes sp. |
Harmostes sp. |
Liorhyssus hyalinus |
Liorhysssus sp. |
Liorhyssus sp.
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Scentless Plant Bug |
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| Rhyparochromidae
(Dirt-colored Seed Bugs) |
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Saldidae (Shore Bugs) |
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Megalonotus sabulicola |
Mediterranean Seed Bug,
Xanthochilus saturnius |
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Saldula sp. |
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| Tingidae (Lace Bugs) |
Thyreocoridae
(Negro Bugs) |
Veliidae (Broad-shouldered Water Striders) |
Sycamore lace bug,
Corythucha confraterna |
Lace Bug, Corythucha morrilli |
Lace Bug, Corythucha sp. |
Negro Bug, Corimelaena |
Microvelia sp.
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| Homoptera (Whiteflies, aphids, cicadas, hoppers, and allies) |
Aleyrodidae (Whiteflies) |
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Iris Whitefly,
Aleyrodes spiroeoides |
Greenhouse Whitefly,
Trialeurodes vaporariorum |
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Aphididae (Aphids): Top row nymphs; next row adults |
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Rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae
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Brown Ambrosia Aphid,
Uroleucon rudbeckiae |
Mint Aphid, Eucarazzia elegans |
Cotton/Melon Aphid, Aphis gossypii |
| Aphididae (Aphids, cont.) |
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Cercopidae (Spittle Bugs) |
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Cabbage Aphid,
Brevicoryne brassicae |
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Spittle Bug,
Clastoptera lineatocollis (female) |
Spittle Bug,
Clastoptera lineatocollis (male) |
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| Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers) |
Ceratagallia sp. |
Colladonus geminatus |
Colladonus reductus |
Empoasca sp.
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Privet leaf hopper, Fieberiella florii |
Giprus sp. |
Blue-green Sharpshooter, Graphocephala atropunctata |
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis |
Scaphytopius sp. |
Texananus sp. |
| Cicadidae (Cicadas) |
Dactylopiidae (Cochineal Insects) |
Delphacidae (Delphacid Planthoppers) |
Cicada, Okanagana sp.
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Cochineal Insect,
Dactylopius coccus (female) |
Cochineal Insect,
Dactylopius coccus (male)
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Muellerianella laminalis
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Delphacid planthopper,
Stobaera sp. |
| Dictyopharidae - Dictyopharid Planthoppers |
Flatidae (Flatid Plathoppers) |
Issidae (Issid Planthoppers) |
Scolops sp.?
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Dictyssa obliqua |
Neaethus jacintiensis |
| Margarodidae (Mealybugs) |
Membracidae (Treehoppers) |
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Cottony cushion scale,
Icerya purchasi |
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Cyrtolobus vanduzei |
Three-cornered Alfalfa Hopper, Spissistilus festinus |
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| Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs) |
Psyllidae
(Jumping Plantlice) |
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Citrus Mealy Bug,
Planococcus citri |
Red gum lerp psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei |
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