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Coreid Bug

Spartocera fusca

Description:

Very different bug, great design.

3 Comments

Ignacio Gamboa
Ignacio Gamboa 11 years ago

Triatomina subfamily, sorry

Ignacio Gamboa
Ignacio Gamboa 11 years ago

Oh no! They feed on plants not blood but they look kinda similar to the bloodsucking bugs in Triatominae family so they are usually confused with them

Thank you for the ID, Ignacio Gamboa...
The Bloodsucking part ??!!.... I do not think so!! too big not to be notice.

Alajuela, Costa Rica

Spotted on Oct 7, 2012
Submitted on Oct 7, 2012

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