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Pachycoris klugii
(Heteroptera, Scutelleridae). Pachycoris klugii (Burmeister 1835) is a common species in Mexico and Central America that in the past has been misidentified as P. torridus (Scopoli). It is an aposematic species that is brightly colored, with metallic green, and yellow, orange, or red spots. Extensive variation was observed in the color pattern of adults.
Their host plant is Cnidoscoulus multilobus (Euphorbiaceae) which is also known as “Bad woman” It is frequently found in clearings in mountain cloud forests or high jungles.
There have been several reports of maternal care in Heteroptera (Tallamy & Schaefer 1997), according to Wilson (1979) it corresponds to a subsocial behavior in which the parent offers shelter with its body, carries the nymphs around on its back or venter, or simply stands close by. Maternal behavior was related to egg parasitism, habitat and host plant phenology.
Spotted on May 10, 2008
Submitted on Nov 12, 2014
35 Comments (1–25)
Beautiful
Oh look at this! It is too cute! Congratulations.
It's not eggs yunseong1... it's babies already hatched from eggs.
That look like eggs under the red bug.
Beautiful photo! I cant believe those are her babies!!!
Congratulation for the pic/
Congratulations Eduardo!!
It that the babies underneath?? That's so cool!
What is underneath that beetle?
Wow. and congrats
Congrats on a nice SOTD!
Wonderful photo!
I found something similar when I was in Nicaragua. I'll have to post it so I can get it ID'd.
Congratulations Eduardo - well deserved !!
Awesome spotting and amazing photo! Congratulations on getting featured as "Spotting of the Day"! :-)
love it congrats
Thank you so much, it's very exciting for me this SOTW!!!
Congratulations EduardoAxelRecillasBautista on this SOTW!
Congrats Eduardo. Good mother on Bad Woman deserves this SOTW.
Congrats on your SOTW...truly an amazing bug
Eduardo, this spectacular spotted red bug has been chosen as our Project Noah Rangers' Spotting of the Week! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing so many incredible photos with us and we look forward to seeing more through your lens. Congrats again!
We've shared the news with our Facebook and Twitter friends as well.
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she got to much babys
It is an honor to benominated for the Spotting of the Week. Thanks !!
Thanks Maria dB!
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
What a wonderful spotting! There is another mission about parental care in general to which you can also add this spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1116...
Incredible photo! Wow.