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Dysdercus poecilus
Dysdercus (Paradysdercus) poecilus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1843), called Cotton Plant Bug. About 1.5 cm. in length. Dysdercus spp are known to cause damage to fruits and ornamentals, particularly malvaceous plants such as Hibiscus spp. IDd before as Dysdercus mimulus (Bentsen Red Bug), but mimulus sp does not include Philippines in its range. Classification: True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Pyrrhocoroidea » Red Bugs (Pyrrhocoridae) » Cotton Stainers (Dysdercus).
Spotted on Hibiscus flower, backyard, in Biñan Laguna, Philippines.
Compare with Dysdercus mimulus image: http://bugguide.net/node/view/293085/bgi.... Compare with Dysdercus poecilus image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/liewwk/3096.... List of Dysdercus spp and their distribution: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/docum.... Reference: http://psybugs.biota.biodiv.tw/pages/588....
Spotted on Sep 13, 2012
Submitted on Oct 15, 2012
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