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INSECTS

Obscure Plant Bug

Plagiognathus obscurus

Insects
Obscure Plant Bug, Adult
Obscure Plant Bug, photo 2 of 5
Obscure Plant Bug, photo 3 of 5

True bug in the family Miridae.

There are 110 observations of Obscure Plant Bug in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal34
  2. Montérégie18
  3. Capitale-Nationale18
  4. Estrie9
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  7. Outaouais4
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  10. Laurentides3
  11. Mauricie3
  12. Lanaudière2
  13. Côte-Nord2
  14. Laval1
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Similar species

Insidious flower bugOrius insidiosus
Sycamore plant bugPlagiognathus albatus
Red-spotted Aster MiridPolymerus basalis
North American Tarnished Plant BugLygus lineolaris