clouded plant bug
(Neurocolpus nubilus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | NR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Clouded plant bug is a relatively small true bug but a relatively large plant bug. Adults are elongated, ¼″ to 5 ⁄16″ long, and soft-bodied. The third and largest segment (femur) on the hind leg of the nymph is entirely dark brown. |
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Size |
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Total length: ¼″ to 5 ⁄16″ |
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Biology |
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Season |
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Adults from early June to early September |
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Behavior |
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Life Cycle |
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Nymph Food |
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Same as adult |
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Adult Food |
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At least 42 species of plants, including prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Common in eastern and midwestern North America, but present throughout southern Canada, the United States, and Mexico |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Hemiptera (true bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies) | ||
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Heteroptera (true bugs) | ||
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Cimicomorpha (cimicomorph bugs) | ||
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Miroidea | ||
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Miridae (plant bugs) | ||
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Mirinae | ||
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Mirini | ||
| Genus | Neurocolpus | ||
Synonyms |
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Capsus nubilus |
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Common Names |
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clouded plant bug |
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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 8/2/2022 |
Location: Albany, NY |
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| Alfredo Colon 8/3/2019 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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| Alfredo Colon 8/2/2019 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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| Alfredo Colon 7/17/2018 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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| Alfredo Colon 6/5/2018 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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