plant bugs
family Miridae
Member of
cimicomorph bugs (infraorder Cimicomorpha)
true bugs (suborder Heteroptera)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)
genus Irbisia
- quite a few species within California
- the official key to distinguish them is quite difficult to understand
- the similar genus Orthocephalus does not appear to be present in Northern California
Prepops bivittis
- due to color variation, hard to ID to species from photos [source]
- ID here based partially on recorded range
4 observed taxons / 1 key
Chris’s observations: 5 (3 are research grade)
Locations:
- Butano SP
- Calero CP
- Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP
- Russian Ridge OSP
- San Bruno Mountain State & County Park
Months:
- Apr.: 2
- May: 1
- Jun.: 0
- Jul.: 0
- Aug.: 2
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Taxon info:
iNaturalist
Bay Area species:
iNaturalist
