sunbeem - Irene
Hemiptera or True Bugs
The Hemiptera or True Bugs are an order of insects comprising over 80,000 species and they range in size from 1mm to 15cm. They all have mouthparts they use to pierce the upper surface of the plant and then they use their mouth to suck out the nutrients, it seems that they have two parts to their mouth, one part helps with the movement of saliva and then the other side takes up the extracts from the food they are eating, when they are not eating they fold their mouth parts underneath their body. Most insects in this category have half of their front wings hard and the other half soft, but the hind wings are soft and shorter than the front wings.
I would like to thank Calle Söderberg for letting me know that I had originally identified this insect incorrectly.
Hemiptera or True Bugs
The Hemiptera or True Bugs are an order of insects comprising over 80,000 species and they range in size from 1mm to 15cm. They all have mouthparts they use to pierce the upper surface of the plant and then they use their mouth to suck out the nutrients, it seems that they have two parts to their mouth, one part helps with the movement of saliva and then the other side takes up the extracts from the food they are eating, when they are not eating they fold their mouth parts underneath their body. Most insects in this category have half of their front wings hard and the other half soft, but the hind wings are soft and shorter than the front wings.
I would like to thank Calle Söderberg for letting me know that I had originally identified this insect incorrectly.