[Leica] IMG: Unknown Small Insect

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks, Aram.  I know the feeling.

I was leaning toward the Chinch Bug, as one viewer suggested. But Dean 
Henson, from the OM list, suggested some form of stink bug, but he 
couldn't pin it down.  After looking at most of the images from that 
broad family, I tend to agree, except for the distended eyes and orange 
head color.  I'll leave it as "Unknown" for now.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/12/2016 7:03 PM, Aram Langhans wrote:
> OOPS.  Too fast on the trigger.  It is indeed a true bug (hemiptera) 
> but I am pretty sure it is not a stink or squash bug.  Hard to tell 
> from the photo if the wings extend past the sides of the abdomen or if 
> it is the abdomen flaring out from the sides beyond the wings.  I 
> think the latter.  Kind of looks like the shape of a flat bug, but 
> they are usually dark and non-descript, unlike this beauty.
>
> Looking at some keys in my books and online there is not enough detail 
> in the photo for me to try to key it out.  and all my books are from 
> the west, so not much help looking at pictures.  I'll keep trying, or 
> pass it on to some entomologists I know.
>
> Aram
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Nichols
> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2016 11:31 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Unknown Small Insect
>
> Hi Sonny,
>
> I thought of that, too, (also known as a squash beetle), but the eyes
> don't resemble any of the on-line examples I could find.
>
> Thanks for commenting.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 7/10/2016 1:27 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:
>> Looks kinda like a stink bug
>>
>> from my iPad
>>
>> Sonny Carter
>>
>>> On Jul 10, 2016, at 12:26 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> While walking around the yard this morning, I spotted this small, 
>>> colorful insect perched on the edge of a leaf.  My web search turned 
>>> up no ID.  Dean, if you recognize it, please enlighten me.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Insect+345.tif.html
>>>
>>> Oly E-1 with Leica Macro-Elmarit-R 60mm
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
>>>
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