Melacoryphus nigrinervis_Black-veined Seed Bug_ICP_Terrell_TX-202505150001 by rkostecke
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Not many of these around but we did find these two. There are so many types of these to ID. Any help welcome
Not many of these around but we did find these two. There are so many types of these to ID. Any help welcome
Seed bug
There isn't much difference between the male and female seed bugs racing over the ground this week.
Seed bug, ground bug, milkweed bug, plataanridderwants (Arocatus longiceps)
The beetle is a leaf beetle, donker graanhaantje (Oulema obscura)
Seed bug, ground bug, milkweed bug, plataanridderwants (Arocatus longiceps)
Seed bug, ground bug, milkweed bug, plataanridderwants (Arocatus longiceps)
It prefers nectar
But if that or seeds are scarce
Can be scavenger
"Adults suck nectar from flowers of various herbaceous plants, and also feed on milkweed seeds(?). Also reported to be scavengers and predators, especially in spring when milkweed seeds are scarce. They have been reported feeding on honey bees, monarch caterpillars and pupae, and dogbane beetles, among others."
bugguide.net/node/view/460
Western Conifer Seed Bug Nymph (Leptoglossus occidentalis), near Sequim, WA, September 2024.
Western Conifer Seed Bug Nymph (Leptoglossus occidentalis), near Sequim, WA, September 2024.
Western Conifer Seed Bug Nymph (Leptoglossus occidentalis), near Sequim, WA, September 2024.
Western Conifer Seed Bug Nymph (Leptoglossus occidentalis), near Sequim, WA, September 2024.
Seed bug, ground bug, milkweed bug, loofbosschuinschild (Trapezonotus dispar)
Seed bug, ground bug, milkweed bug, loofbosschuinschild (Trapezonotus dispar)
Seed bug, ground bug, kortvleugelige zaagpoot (Scolopostethus affinis)
It's definitely a bug and that's definitely a seed, but iNaturalist won't go any further than Lygaeoidea.
