Hemiptera (bugs)
from Orange County, California
and nearby places
Yellow background, exotic to California and/or North America.
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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Hesperocimex coloradensis |
| 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) |
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Gelastocoridae
(Toad Bugs) |

Cactus Bug, Narnia sp. |
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Water boatman |
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Gelastocoris oculatus |
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) |

Agnocoris sp.
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Aoplonema nigrum |

Brooksetta sp. |

Closterocoris amoenus |

Potato Bug, Closteromus norvegicus |

Creontiades rubrinervis |

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 Phylinae |

Plagiognathus verticalis |

Plagiognathus sp. |

Cotton Fleahopper, Pseudatomoscelis seriatus |

Ranzovius californicus |

Rhinacloa sp. |

Broken-back Bug,
Taylorilygus apicalis |

Plant Bug |

Plant Bug |
| Nabidae (Damsel Bugs) |
Notonectidae (Backswimmers) |
Phymatidae (Ambush Bugs) |

Damsel Bug
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Ambush Bug, Phymatidae |
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs) |

Stink Bug,
Bagrada hilaris |

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Uhler's Stink Bug,
Chlorochroa uhleri |

Stink Bug,
Euschistus sp. |

Harlequin bug,
Murgantia histrionica |
| Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs) cont. |
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Pyrrhocoridae (Red Bugs) |

Southern Green Stink Bug,
Nezara viridula |

Green Stink Bug, Thyanta sp. |

Red-shouldered Stink Bug,
Thyanta pallidovirens |

Red Bug,
Scantius (=Lodosiana) aegyptius |
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| Reduviidae (Assassin Bugs and Thread-legged Bugs) |
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Thread-Legged Bug,
Emesaya brevipennis |

Thread-Legged Bug,
Empicoris rubromaculatus |
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Western corsair,
Rasahus thoracicus |

Assassin Bug, Rhinocoris ventralis |

Assassin bug, Sinea diadema |

Assassin Bug, Stenolemus lanipes |

Leafhopper Assassin Bug,
Zelus renardii
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Rhopalidae (Scentless Plant Bugs) |

Western box-elder bug,
Boisea rubrolineata |

Harmostes (reflexulus?) |

Harmostes sp. |

Harmostes sp. |

Harmostes sp. |

Red-shouldered Bug, Jadera haematoloma |

Liorhyssus hyalinus |

Liorhysssus sp. |

Liorhyssus sp. |

Niesthrea sp. |

Scentless Plant Bug |
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| Rhyparochromidae
(Dirt-colored Seed Bugs) |
Saldidae (Shore Bugs) |
Scutelleridae
(Shield-backed Bugs) |

Megalonotus sabulicola |

Ozophora sp.
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Mediterranean Seed Bug,
Xanthochilus saturnius |

Saldula sp. |

Scutellerid Bug
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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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Oleander Aphid, Aphis nerii |

Rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae |

Brown Ambrosia Aphid,
Uroleucon rudbeckiae |

Mint Aphid, Eucarazzia elegans |

Cotton/Melon Aphid, Aphis gossypii |
| Aphididae (Aphids, cont.) |
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Cercopidae (Spittle Bugs) |

Cabbage Aphid,
Brevicoryne brassicae |

Poplar Petiole Gall,
Pemphigus populicaulis |
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Spittle Bug,
Clastoptera lineatocollis (female) |

Spittle Bug,
Clastoptera lineatocollis (male) |
| Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers) |

Acinopterus angulatus |

Ceratagallia sp. |

Colladonus geminatus |

Colladonus reductus |

Empoasca sp.
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Privet leaf hopper, Fieberiella florii |

Giprus sp. |

Blue-green Sharpshooter, Graphocephala atropunctata |

Gyponana angulata |

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis |

Osbornellus scalaris |

Polyamia sp. |

Scaphytopius sp. |

Sophonia orientalis |

Texananus sp. |
| Cicadidae (Cicadas) |
Dactylopiidae (Cochineal Insects) |
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Cicada, Okanagana sp.
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Cochineal Insect,
Dactylopius coccus (female) |

Cochineal Insect,
Dactylopius coccus (male)
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| Delphacidae (Delphacid Planthoppers) |
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Muellerianella laminalis
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Pissonotus melanurus |

Stobaera tricarinata
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Stobaera sp. |
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| Dictyopharidae
(Dictyopharid Planthoppers) |
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Orgerius sp.
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Scolops pallidus |
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Flatidae (Flatid Plathoppers) |
Issidae (Issid Planthoppers) |
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Kajigger,
Danepteryx sp. |

Dictyssa obliqua |

Neaethus jacintiensis |
| Margarodidae (Mealybugs) |
Membracidae (Treehoppers) |

Cottony cushion scale,
Icerya purchasi |
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Cyrtolobus vanduzei |

Three-cornered Alfalfa Hopper, Spissistilus festinus |
| Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs) |
Psyllidae (Jumping Plantlice) |
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Citrus Mealy Bug,
Planococcus citri |
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Red gum lerp psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei |

Unidentified Psyllid |
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