scentless plant bugs

family Rhopalidae

Member of pentatomomorph bugs (infraorder Pentatomomorpha)
true bugs (suborder Heteroptera)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

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eastern boxelder bug
Boisea trivittata

• corium veins black
• not yet observed in the bay area, but seen elsewhere in California, presumbably due to human transport

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1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 4 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Coyote Valley OSP
• Foothills Nature Preserve, Palo Alto
• Russian Ridge OSP
• Wunderlich CP

Months:

• Dec.: 1
• Jan.: 0
• Feb.: 0
• Mar.: 2
• Apr.: 0
• May: 0
• Jun.: 0
• Jul.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist