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Cotton Stainer

Dysdercus sp.

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

Found on the leaves of a Jungle Wild Flower, 1 cm long. This is one of the Cotton Stainers, Family Pyrrhorcoridae.

Habitat:

Lacandon Jungle, Yachilan Mayan Ruins, Usumacinta River, Chiapas.

Reference Links:

Pyrrhocoridae

Species ID Suggestions

Cotton stainer

Dysdercus cingulatus

Reference Link
Wilson W
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Comments (1)
LaurenZarate
Thank you Wilson. Not sure if this is D. cingulatus though, because the spots are not right and the thorax has a different color pattern.

Spotted for Missions

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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Insects from Mexico!

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PublishedApril 16, 2014

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