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Red Bugs

Dysdercus obliquus

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

A pair of neat bugs that I've not encountered before. About 1.5 cm long. These are seed feeding "Red Bugs" of the Family Pyrrhocoridae with a Mexico - Central American distribution.

Habitat:

Came to an ultraviolet light set up along the highway on a cliff between San Cristobal and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 18.5, 1164 meters elevation.

Notes:

http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Dysdercus+obliquus&mobile=clo…
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Biologia_Centrali-Americana_-_D…
http://www.austinbug.com/pyrrhocoridae.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhocoridae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
tmvdh
You are welcome Lauren!
LaurenZarate
Thank you Torsten, I was hoping you knew. I found the species, I should have taken a lateral shot to get the red underside. Thank you Felix, haha de los Mirids…… :)
tmvdh
Most likely a species of the genus Dysdercus (Pyrrhocoridae).

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PublishedSeptember 6, 2016

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