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Seasonal bugs appear around October. They seem to related to milkweed bugs based on their physiology and are also common around the same time but they tend not to cluster as the milkweeds do. They are found in large loose groups on the same plant but only really interact when mating. The young are usually found solitary and although visually nymphs are virtually identical to milkweeds the behavior is different, these being a lot more skittish.
Tropical dwarf dry forest
These are true bugs (hemipteran) noted by their rostrum (mouthparts used for feeding) and believed to be of the family Lygaeidae Snaps also added from 19 Oct 2011
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Thanks
awesome bug!
Great shield design!
@ Argrybee the first three are Bahamas Strongback (Bourreria ovata) the last one is neem (Azadirachta indica) I added one from last year with my new cam might add more in future
He's very colorful!
lovely colours!
cool spotting!!
what is the plant? looks like some solanacae
Very nice!
Hmmm..
I feel its close to...(as per wings shape)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darius_bauz...
I'm not sure I can help with the ID any further than that as I'm not familiar with insects in your area. The photos look pretty good on my laptop monitor.
Can be Tarnished Plant Bug...? Miridae
these apparently start to appear in october so i wll try to get some newer better pictures up soon btw ----does the the colour fade and the quality drop for anyone else when you upload a picture? because these were mostly taken in 14 megapixels and are a lot brighter and colourful on my computer before upload
actually it might be a type of milkweed bug they appear around the same time are in the same are and look and behave similarly look at this link and tell me what you think http://bugguide.net/node/view/444924/bgp...
yea thats the closest match that i can see
Gordon... you must be right with... Lygaeoidea...!!
One of the seed bugs (Lygaeidae) perhaps? Beautiful colors!
not sure they not as broad as most and are really small about the length of a fingernail are found in large groups with the rest not having wings sometimes and a softbody
shield bug?
ive seen others that i suppose are related that are red and black and some babies that are all red or orange
unusual colors!!