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Heliconia bug - Chinche

Leptoscelis tricolor

Description:

The heliconia bug has an association with the heliconia plant. The heliconia bugs are easy to see on the plant, with its solid black body contrasting nicely with the orange to red-colored design on its back. The color of their wings is orange also, so it is easy to see them in flight as well as on the heliconia plant.-------------------------------- Estos insectos están muy asociados con la planta de heliconia. Son fáciles de ver en la planta, con su cuerpo negro sólido contrastan muy bien con el naranja para diseño de color rojo en su parte posterior. El color de sus alas es naranja también, así que es fácil verlas en vuelo, así como en la planta de heliconia.

Habitat:

Rainforest--------------Bosque lluvioso.

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Heliconia bug
Leptoscelis tricolor


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2 Comments

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

Looks similar to a boxelder bug.

DinDjarin
DinDjarin 11 years ago

lovely.....

rams4d
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rams4d

Panama

Spotted on Oct 20, 2012
Submitted on Oct 23, 2012

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