Thursday, February 14, 2013

A True Winter Bug

On my quests for insects this winter, I think the first Hemiptera I bumped into was on January 30.  It was found alongside the trail at NBNC, in the riparian area by the community garden.  Temperatures were fairly mild (over 40 F), but it still surprised me to find this fellow:

This image was identified on Bugguide.net as being in the genus Nabis.  They are supposedly more common in warm weather, but can still be active year-round.   Here's the Nabis from another angle:




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