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Please help me identify this insect
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:18 am
by ahdave
I rescued this insect from drowning in a bucket, placed there so it could dry, but I don’t know what it is, I live in Durango, Mexico, thanks!
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Re: Please help me identify this insect
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:45 am
by livingplanet3
ahdave wrote: Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:18 am
I rescued this insect from drowning in a bucket, placed there so it could dry, but I don’t know what it is, I live in Durango, Mexico, thanks!...
It's a giant mesquite bug of the genus Thasus, though I'm not sure which species -
https://bugguide.net/node/view/20162
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thasus_(bug)
It appears to be Thasus gigas -
In Arizona, Thasus neocalifornicus is quite common -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_mesquite_bug
Re: Please help me identify this insect
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:16 am
by Eddie-Bug
Great photos
