Bug FAQBlepharidopterus provancheri
Blepharidopterus provancheri · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Miridae
Blepharidopterus provancheri is a green-colored true bug. It occurs in the United States and Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The bug is green in color.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in the United States and Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 17 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Illinois, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Alaska, Alabama, Missouri, Idaho, New York.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Lygus pratensisDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blepharidopterus_provancheri
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