red grass thrips
Insecta (Hexapoda) > Thysanoptera > Thripidae
Aptinothrips rufus (Haliday)
Photographer: John W. Dooley, USDA APHIS PPQ
Descriptor: Identification
Description: small wingless , yellow color , antenna 6 segments with large terminal segment and simple sense cones, pronotal setae not long, 1-segmented tarsi abdominal segments III to IX. Grass and distribution references from Crop Protection Compendium Distribution: Europe (Poland & Bulgaria-unconfirmed), Africa (Ethiopia-unconfirmed) North, Central and South America) Intercepted in Golden Gate Park by John Nelson on Star Moss
Location: United States
Image Citation:
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