Texas-mountain-laurel
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Lopidea major
Red Mountain laurel mirid, Scarlet Mountain Laurel Mirid
Lopidea major is a plant bug in the family Miridae, commonly known as the Red Mountain laurel mirid or Scarlet Mountain Laurel Mirid. It is a frequently-encountered pest of the Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora), though it causes little real damage to the host plant. The species is distributed across Central America and North America, with confirmed records from Texas and Querétaro, Mexico.