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Mexican Bordered Plant Bug
Largus maculatus
3,109 observations in the source records
25 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.
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What the records say
- 3,109 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Eastern Bordered Plant BugLargus succinctus
- Largus bipustulatus
California Bordered Plant BugLargus californicus
Squash BugAnasa tristis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,240 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,240 |
| Mexico | 39 |
| Nuevo Leon | 18 |
| Costa Rica | 14 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 7 |
| Sinaloa | 6 |
| Hidalgo | 5 |
| Chiapas | 3 |
| San Luis Potosi | 2 |
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 | Bordered Plant Bugs · Largidae |
| Genus | Largus |
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 Mexican Bordered Plant Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.