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White-margined Alydid
Alydus pilosulus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Alydus eurinus
Lupine BugMegalotomus quinquespinosus
Texas Bow-legged BugHyalymenus tarsatus
Spot-winged Broad-headed BugBurtinus notatipennis
Camptopus lateralis
Alydus conspersus
ant bugAlydus calcaratus
Esperanza texana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,102 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 645 |
| Illinois | 199 |
| Missouri | 126 |
| North Carolina | 124 |
| Georgia | 98 |
| Virginia | 85 |
| South Carolina | 79 |
| Mississippi | 64 |
| Maryland | 64 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Broad-headed Bugs · Alydidae |
| Genus | Alydus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise White-margined Alydid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.