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Hibiscus Harlequin Bug or Cotton Harlequin Bug

Tectocoris diophthalmus

Photo by Hamy Kheyri
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Females lay clsuters of eggs around twigs and then guard them until they hatch

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Comments (2)
ShannaB
Lovely spotting Hamy. Welcome to Project Noah!
KeithRoragen
Cool spotting. You might consider adding this to the Brooding Behavior of insects mission. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8176997
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PublishedApril 7, 2013

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