Chelinidea vittiger  var. aequoris 

Cactus Coreid
Cactus Bug

Florida native

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These eggs of the cactus coreid were on the underside of a pircklypear (Opuntia sp.) spine. Photographed at Gold Head Branch State Park.
A big thank you to the folks at the UF/IFAS Entomology Department UFEntomology for identifying these eggs from my photos via twitter. UF/IFAS has a Featured Creatures page for Chelinidea vittiger aequoris.

Chelinidea vittiger is a member of the Coreidae - Leaf-footed Bugs family.

For more information on this species, visit the following link:
Bugguide.net info page for this species

Date record last modified: Mar 09, 2018