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Cotton Stainers

Genus Dysdercus

Description:

Orange bug with two black spots, a triangle and tail. About 3 cm long. Genus Dysdercus

Habitat:

Semitropical Pacific coast.

1 Species ID Suggestions

ruchats
ruchats 11 years ago
Cotton stainer
Dysdercus mimulus


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2 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you ruchats

ruchats
ruchats 11 years ago

These look similar to the Turk's cap red bug...only slightly different.

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Spotted on Sep 7, 2012
Submitted on Oct 3, 2012

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