Saturday, July 9, 2022

Mystery fly [Aha: lygus] has been hanging around potato/pea/zucchini area

Reminiscent of a minute pirate bug, but definitely different. Has a small white "V" in the middle of the back, and then each side of the "lower back" area has a 3/4 "O" on the side.

Overall colour I'd say is a splotchy/patchy brown.  Two long thin antennae.  End tips of wings are clear.

[Updated on 10 July 2022 to say this is a lygus bug / miridae.  Managed to get a photo of one on a zinnia.  Seems to be quite a few around, as some of the green things I thought were aphids it turns out are probably some young lygus.  Will just let them be and see how things go.]

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