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Grass Bug Circus

DateSat 2010-02-27

From a sunny evening late last spring: four grass bugs seemingly performing an acrobatic display on a grass seed head.  They are either Leptopterna dolabrata or Leptopterna ferrugata (Hemiptera: Miridae).  These two species are not easy to distinguish.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-05-29.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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