Cotton Stainer

Habitat:

found on many plants in southestern United States in particular those of the Malvaceae family such as cotton, hibiscus, and other mallows.

Notes:

These guys were out in numbers in this small section of the trail. They were on some kind of mallow or hibiscus (that I've yet to ID satisfactorely) here were quite a few mating pairs (and trios) seen in pic 3 and 4. In pic 2 you can see one sucking nutrients from the leaf. I also saw a couple of nymphs (pic 5)