Dominican Amber Plant Bug

Fossil Amber

Insect Order Hemiptera, Family Miridae

Geological Time: Miocene - Oligocene

Size (25.4mm = 1 inch): Amber: 13 mm long, 10 mm across Inclusion: 2 mm

Fossil Site: Region near Santiago, Dominican Republic

Code: DA4012

Price: Sold


Dominican Amber Plant BugDescription: This amber piece displays a detailed plant bug, a member of the Family Miridae. Notice the stylet by which the bug would pierce plants to suck the juices. Others, such as the Assassin Bug use theirs to suck the juices of other insects.

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