May 5, 2014
True Bugs
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Scentless Plant Bug (Harmostes serratus)

CENTRAL FLORIDA CRITTER OF THE DAY: Scentless Plant Bug (Harmostes serratus)

A new one for my buggy life list. Family: Rhopalidae

The Rhopalidae Family eats seeds of herbaceous plants, but some are arborea

Learn: http://bugguide.net/node/view/665725

Shown on Florida Native Plant: Spanish Needles (Bidens alba)

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2 comments
  1. Loret said:

    yes indeed. Bidens alba is one of my favorite flowers.
    Thanks for stopping by

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  2. Gary Babic said:

    Saw one yesterday (and ID’d via bugguide) in The Villages; mine was on Spanish Needles, yours also appears to be.

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