Red Bug Nymph

Description:

Just about 5mm large, red in colour, black at abdomen and white & orange stripes at sides, legs in black. The antennae are black and made up of four segments with the second segment longer than the third. Undeveloped wings.

Habitat:

Spotted at Campuhan Ridge Walk, Ubud - Bali.

Notes:

Pyrrhocoridae is a family of insects with more than 300 species world-wide. Many are red coloured and are known as red bugs and some species are called cotton stainers because their feeding activities leave an indelible yellow-brownish stain on cotton crops. Most species feed on seeds or fruits particularly of plants belonging to the Malvales but a few feed on rotting debris including dead animal matter.