Photo of the Week – Just a Bed Bug with a Body Kit

by on June 29, 2016
<p><i>Corythucha</i> sp., Tingidae<br /> Cogburn Beach, Harrison Lake, British Columbia, Canada<br /> Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8<br /> May 22, 2016</p>

Lace Bug

Corythucha sp., Tingidae
Cogburn Beach, Harrison Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
May 22, 2016

This photo gives an unusual angle on a Lace Bug, focusing on their more buggy underside (rather than the lacey wings) and making obvious their phylogenetic relationship with bed bugs.

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