A little-known insect never before found in the United States was discovered last week at Miami International Airport by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency said on Saturday.
The Uttaris pallidipennis Stal, a species of the Hemiptera order, was discovered Aug. 20 amid an incoming shipment of cut flowers from South Africa, according to agency spokesman Chief Jose Castellano.
The insect was sent to the USDA Miami Plant Inspection Station, where it was identified as a member of the Hemiptera species, which is found only in South Africa, according to Castellano.
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Source: Miami Herald