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Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New true bug from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vietnam</span></a> just came in:</p><p>Ishiharanus dinhanus</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F6C023-FF9C-2C68-FC61-9DFCE5C6F834" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/03F6C02</span><span class="invisible">3-FF9C-2C68-FC61-9DFCE5C6F834</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.994.2911" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.994.2</span><span class="invisible">911</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ejtaxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ejtaxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/IshiharanusDinhanus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IshiharanusDinhanus</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/truebugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>truebugs</span></a></p>
LionelB<p>A beautifully textured visitor to the lilac. This is a Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina). It is enjoying the sunshine, as they do.</p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>A Water Strider, genus Limnometra, spotted at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 22 Dec 2024. Commonly found in water bodies in forests, their swift motions don't make it easy to get shots.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255849611" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">55849611</span></a> ].</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/WaterStriders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterStriders</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Gerridae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gerridae</span></a></p>
LionelB<p>This is a tiny creature. Only about 6mm so sharp eyes are needed to spot it at all. It is a Pied Shieldbug (Tritomegas bicolor).</p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>A Leafhopper, maybe genus Kutara, spotted at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore, on 12 Oct 2024. It is a tiny insect, maybe 5mm in length.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246887571" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">46887571</span></a> ].</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Leafhopper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leafhopper</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Cicadellidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cicadellidae</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>An Italian Wall Lizard (Podarcis siculus), European Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus), Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) and False Yellowhead (Dittrichia viscosa), all spotted at Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy on 14 Oct 2024.</p><p>On iNaturalist:<br>- <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248703552" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">48703552</span></a><br>- <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248703575" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">48703575</span></a><br>- <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248703562" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">48703562</span></a><br>- <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247293833" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">47293833</span></a></p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Florence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florence</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Reptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reptiles</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Reptilia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reptilia</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Aves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aves</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plants</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Plantae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plantae</span></a></p>
Stefan F. Wirth<p>The fly <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Ectophasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ectophasia</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/crassipennis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crassipennis</span></a> (<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Phasiinae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phasiinae</span></a>, <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Tachinidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tachinidae</span></a>,) has a Palearctic distribution and prefers <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/warmth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>warmth</span></a>. In Germany, warmth-favored areas are populated. Contrary to older literature referring to southern/southwest <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>, the species also occurs in <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a>. The <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/brood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brood</span></a> lives endoparasitically in <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/truebugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>truebugs</span></a>, often on <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Pentatomidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pentatomidae</span></a>. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Globalwarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Globalwarming</span></a> favors the expansion of the original distribution of <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/warmthloving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>warmthloving</span></a>#species. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <br>© <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/StefanFWirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StefanFWirth</span></a> Berlin 2024<br>(<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photos</span></a> my © 2020-24)</p>
Willa :verifiedtrans: :verifiedbi: :verifiedsappho:<p>Oleander aphids (𝘈𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘪) on swamp milkweed (𝘈𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢), from July 2022.</p><p>Interestingly, these little critters are all female; no males are found in the wild. They reproduce by parthenogenesis.</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/InsectThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectThursday</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/parthenogenesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parthenogenesis</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/milkweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>milkweed</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a></p>
Willa :verifiedtrans: :verifiedbi: :verifiedsappho:<p>We found this wee jagged ambush bug (𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢 sp.) while hiking yesterday:</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/SmallButFierce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallButFierce</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/AmbushBug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmbushBug</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a></p>
LionelB<p>Hot today and insects were scurrying to the underside of leaves when I appeared. I wasn't able to get many photos but there were several confirmations that species are resident, not just stopping off for a break. </p><p>Although not exciting, this Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina) is always happy to bask on a leaf. </p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bug</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/shieldbug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shieldbug</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>Nymphs of the Mangrove Jewel Bug (Calliphara nobilis) spotted at the mangrove area of Admiralty Park, Singapore, on 2 June 2024. They look very different when in adult form, but both forms are equally shiny and pretty.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/219949193" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">19949193</span></a> ]</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/JewelBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JewelBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Scutelleridae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scutelleridae</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>At first glance, this might look like two different insects: but they are actually the same. A nymph (left) and adult (right) Giant Shield Bug (Pycanum alternatum) spotted at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore, on 9 March 2024.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201771634" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">01771634</span></a> ]</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/ShieldBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShieldBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Pentatomoidea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pentatomoidea</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>A pair of assassin bugs, Cosmolestes picticeps, spotted at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore, on 17 Sept 2023. Common insects, these may be preparing to mate or have mated, judging from their positions.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183638538" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/1</span><span class="invisible">83638538</span></a> ]</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/AssassinBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AssassinBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Reduviidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reduviidae</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>A Treehopper (family Membracidae), genus Leptocentrus, spotted at Rifle Range Park, Singapore, on 12 May 2023. Interesting look with those thorns that protrude from its head.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161212999" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/1</span><span class="invisible">61212999</span></a> ]</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Treehoppers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Treehoppers</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Membracidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Membracidae</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>A Green T Bug (Macrolonius sobrinus) spotted at Lower Peirce Reservoir Park, Singapore, on 30 April 2023. I suppose it's obvious how this bug got its common name. 🙂 </p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/157988112" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/1</span><span class="invisible">57988112</span></a> ]</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a></p>
neville park<p>The firebugs (_Pyrrhocoris apterus_) proliferate as the hollyhocks go to seed. </p><p>Look for them in large aggregations around plants from the family Malvaceae, like mallows, cheeseweed, hollyhocks, linden trees, etc.</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bugstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bugstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Heteroptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heteroptera</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Pyrrhocoridae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pyrrhocoridae</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>A lovely Issid Planthopper, Hemisphaerius coccinelloides, spotted at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore, on 29 April, 2023. Only a few mm in size, the pattern only became apparent after taking the shots.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/157462409" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/1</span><span class="invisible">57462409</span></a> ]</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Planthoppers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Planthoppers</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Fulgoromorpha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fulgoromorpha</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>A Black and Golden Cicada (Huechys fusca) spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore, on 16 April 2023. Always nice to see this uncommon and colourful cicada, which likes to appear in a particular location in the park.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155115559" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/1</span><span class="invisible">55115559</span></a> ]</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Cicadas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cicadas</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Cicadidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cicadidae</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>An unidentified Stink Bug (family Pentatomidae) spotted at MacRitchie Reservoir Park, Singapore, on 16 April 2023. From far, it just looks brown. Up close, a lovely dimpled pattern appears with blue spots near the head.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155115550" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/1</span><span class="invisible">55115550</span></a> ]</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/StinkBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StinkBugs</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Pentatomidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pentatomidae</span></a></p>
Jen C Mars<p>A widefooted treehopper (Enchenopa latipes) hoping not to be noticed.</p><p>I'm always happy to find a treehopper.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/TrueBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueBugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a></p>