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Long-necked Seed Bug
Myodocha serripes
17,560 observations in the source records
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.
What the records say
- 17,560 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Eastern Heraeus Seed BugHeraeus plebejus
Leafhopper Assassin BugZelus renardii
Pale Green Assassin BugZelus luridus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Martian Seed BugCnemodus mavortius
Spiny Assassin BugSinea spinipes
Myodocha annulicornis
Acholla multispinosa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 13,908 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4,216 |
| Virginia | 1,215 |
| New York | 1,041 |
| Canada | 1,033 |
| Ontario | 872 |
| Maryland | 868 |
| Pennsylvania | 808 |
| Massachusetts | 669 |
| Illinois | 525 |
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 | Dirt-colored Seed Bugs · Rhyparochromidae |
| Genus | Long-necked Seed Bugs · Myodocha |
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 Long-necked Seed Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.