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Red Cotton Bug

Dysdercus cf. mimus

Habitat:

tropical rainforest. Last photo shows the habitat. I found then on hibiscus plants at the back of the pond.

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pamsai
pamsai 8 years ago

thanks bayucca...

bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Pyrrhocoridae, Dysdercus sp. and most probably Dysdercus mimus also called Dysdercus albidiventris, which is a synonym of Mimus.
http://www2.nrm.se/en/het_nrm/a/dysdercu...
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/544...

pamsai
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pamsai

San José, San José, Costa Rica

Spotted on May 8, 2015
Submitted on May 24, 2015

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