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Red Eyed Bug from the Monarch Sanctuary

Leptocoris sp.

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

A hemipteran of the Family Rhopalidae about 1.5 cm with bright red eyes. They are called Red Eyed Bugs, Soapberry Bugs or Scentless Plant Bugs.

Habitat:

Sitting on a wooden bench along the trail in the Fir Forest of the Monarch Sanctuary "El Rosario" above Angangueo, Michoacan, Mexico.

Reference Links:

Leptocoris,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadera, Red Eyes Bug - Leptocoris tagalicus

Species ID Suggestions

Red Eyes Bug

Leptocoris tagalicus

Reference Link
VernandoSimbolon
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Comments (1)
LaurenZarate
Thank you Vernando for the identification. Leptocoris tagalicus is supposed to be Australian and not occur in Mexico. I am not sure if any Leptocoris occur in Mexico. It might be a species of Jadera, a new world counterpart. What do you think?

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Mexico Horn of Plenty

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PublishedMarch 11, 2013

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