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BugGuide - Tropidosteptes quercicola
Tropidosteptes forestierae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae): A New Species of Plant Bug Injuring Ornamental Florida Swampprivet, Forestiera segregata (Oleaceae), in South Florida
This bug was on my arm while I was working in the backyard on March 25, 2018. According to the science paper listed above, Tropidosteptes quercicola is "described from Texas on live oak (Quercus virginiana Mill.)" and "Species of the genus typically feed on the abaxial leaf surface, resulting in tiny, tell-tale, white, chlorotic spots on the upper surfaces of the host’s foliage..."
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