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Cotton Stainer Bug

Dysdercus sp.

Description:

Seen in Costa Rica near Arenal Volcano.

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9 Comments

Chris Carille
Chris Carille 12 years ago

Great! I'll take a look.

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

I posted a few on my profile. I just got a shot of one today which was all dark and much larger than this one along with some eggs which may be from the same species. I will post later.

Chris Carille
Chris Carille 12 years ago

You are definitely correct... just not sure of the exact species. Good call, as I had no idea! I wish I had taken more photos of it.

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

I think this is a cotton stainer bug.

Chris Carille
Chris Carille 12 years ago

Thanks! I'd definitely love to see some pics of some more - the colors on the one I got are beautiful.

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

there are a plethora of these right now here in Guanacaste. It seems that there might be aobut 6 or 7 species in total plus various nymphs. Nice spotting Chris!

Chris Carille
Chris Carille 12 years ago

Thanks! I love the colors also. The amount of diversity in the tropics is amazing!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 12 years ago

Cool assassin bug. What great colors!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Nice.

Chris Carille
Spotted by
Chris Carille

Alajuela, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 1, 2011
Submitted on Nov 1, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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