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INSECTS

North American Tarnished Plant Bug

Lygus lineolaris

Insects
Native
North American Tarnished Plant Bug, photo 1 of 5
North American Tarnished Plant Bug, Nymph
North American Tarnished Plant Bug, photo 3 of 5

True bug in the family Miridae. Feeds on fruit and plants.

There are 384 observations of North American Tarnished Plant Bug in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal111
  2. Montérégie59
  3. Capitale-Nationale45
  4. Estrie37
  5. Outaouais31
  6. Lanaudière22
  7. Laurentides18
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue14
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches12
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  11. Mauricie7
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  14. Côte-Nord4
  15. Laval2
  16. Centre-du-Québec2

Similar species

Lygus vanduzeeiLygus vanduzeei
Red-spotted Aster MiridPolymerus basalis
Deraeocoris nebulosusDeraeocoris nebulosus
Oriental BeetleExomala orientalis
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Alfalfa Plant BugAdelphocoris lineolatus
Punaise ponctuée des astersStictopleurus punctiventris