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• Largus succinctus

  Largus bug, bordered plant bug, red bug, Eastern Bordered Plant Bug

  Largus succinctus is a true bug in the family Largidae, commonly called the Eastern Bordered Plant Bug. Adults measure 13–17 mm and display black bodies with orange marginal markings. Nymphs are strikingly different: metallic blue-black with a central bright red spot. The species is the sole eastern North American representative of its genus, ranging from New York to Florida and west to Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Colorado. It is a generalist plant feeder with two generations annually.

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