[Leica] IMG: Unknown Small Insect

[leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans)]

OOPS.  Too fast on the trigger.  It is indeed a true bug (hemiptera) but I 
am pretty sure it is not a stink or squash bug.  Hard to tell from the photo 
if the wings extend past the sides of the abdomen or if it is the abdomen 
flaring out from the sides beyond the wings.  I think the latter.  Kind of 
looks like the shape of a flat bug, but they are usually dark and 
non-descript, unlike this beauty.

Looking at some keys in my books and online there is not enough detail in 
the photo for me to try to key it out.  and all my books are from the west, 
so not much help looking at pictures.  I'll keep trying, or pass it on to 
some entomologists I know.

Aram



-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Nichols
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2016 11:31 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Unknown Small Insect

Hi Sonny,

I thought of that, too, (also known as a squash beetle), but the eyes
don't resemble any of the on-line examples I could find.

Thanks for commenting.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/10/2016 1:27 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:
> Looks kinda like a stink bug
>
> from my iPad
>
> Sonny Carter
>
>> On Jul 10, 2016, at 12:26 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> While walking around the yard this morning, I spotted this small, 
>> colorful insect perched on the edge of a leaf.  My web search turned up 
>> no ID.  Dean, if you recognize it, please enlighten me.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Insect+345.tif.html
>>
>> Oly E-1 with Leica Macro-Elmarit-R 60mm
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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