SBBG Lompoc SWP Floral Visitor Guide
A guide of all the insects we have seen visiting plants or seen in the area. 2020-2022 updated.
Geocoris
Geocoris is a genus of insects in the family Geocoridae (although in the past the geocorids were subsumed as a subfamily under the family "Lygaeidae"). Commonly known as big-eyed bugs, the species in Geocoris are beneficial predators, but are often confused with the true chinch bug, which is a pest.
False chinch bugs
The genus Nysius in the insect family Lygaeidae, contains approximately 106 species throughout the world.
Harmostes
Harmostes is a genus of scentless plant bugs in the family Rhopalidae. There are about seven described species in Harmostes.
