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Species Boisea rubrolineata (Western Boxelder Bug)

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Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Mating pair. Notice that the male is smaller than the female.
Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)

First box elder bugs of the spring are out today.

Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)

Associated Species: Taraxacum officinale (Common Dandelion)

Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Hundreds of these at the base of maple tree.
Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)
Boisea rubrolineata
(Western Boxelder Bug)