True Bugs (Hemiptera)

Hemiptera are quite varied, ranging from little scale insects to beetle-like bugs.

• Scentless Plant Bugs (family Rhalidae)
• Stink Bugs (family Pentatomide)
• Plant Bugs (family Miridae)
• Assassin Bugs (family Reduviidae)
• Unidentified Bugs

Scentless Plant Bugs (family Rhalidae)

Western Boxelder Bug (Bosiea rubrolineata)
Quarry Road, Tigard, Washington County, Oregon. 9/24/21

Stink Bugs (family Pentatomide)

Quarry Road, Tigard, Washington County, Oregon. 9/17/21

Quarry Road, Tigard, Washington County, Oregon. 9/17/21

Plant Bugs (family Miridae)

Pacific Grass Bug (Irbisia pacifica)
Cook Park, Washington County, Oregon. 8/2/22

Assassin Bugs (family Reduviidae)

These are predators of other insects, injecting thier prey with tdxins and digestive enzymes into their prey. They can deliver a painful bite.

Assassin bug (Pselliopus sp.?)
Quarry Road, Tigard, Washington County, Oregon. 10/23/21

Unidentified Bugs