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RODICAP Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Apr 30, 2010

Hi everybody.

My friend at work was asking me if I can id the bug that he found on one of his cactus.
Since I have no idea, I thought to ask the experts.
First one.

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RODICAP Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Apr 30, 2010

The second one. You can see a bigger one on top of the picture.

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RODICAP Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Apr 30, 2010

The last one. It looks like this is what they look like when they mature.

Thanks for your help and advice.


Rodica

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Desertdenial5 Tolleson, AZ(Zone 9a) Apr 30, 2010

Dang I know the answer to this one if I could just spit it out!!

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 04, 2010

These appear to be nymphs of leaf-footed bugs (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Coreidae); there are at least two species in the genus Chelinidea that feed on cactus - see http://tinyurl.com/23ar4ao for an example. If this is what you have, you also should see adult bugs that look like http://tinyurl.com/287vmcu or http://tinyurl.com/2fk8x7s

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RODICAP Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) May 06, 2010

Thank you very much. It is exactly what my friend has. I already forwarded the link to him.

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