Skip to main content

Wildlife Spotting

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

15.496, -61.3257

Field Notes

Description:

small nymph

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this in the Syndicate Nature Trail. Maybe the nymph of an assassin bug? I'm not sure.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)

Hmmm, I'm really not sure. I guess I'm thinking it is in Pyrrhocoridae but that's not too specific. I'll go with whatever you think. as I can see the concerns you're having with it not being D. suturellus.
Your thoughts about this one, Dan??
In the meanwhile I am pretty sure it is exactly this one, unfortunately no ID: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizzylizinator/2367237495/ http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tB6Y4JXc7kw/R8sjZ0Y8AhI/AAAAAAAABBk/TkGj1IEi3rg/s1600-h/RedBugs.JPG Note the white parts of the antennae in both nymph and adults. After doing my research there is actually only one candidate left: Dysdercus suturellus. The only one with red head, red neck, black band and red triangle and black "wings" and some whitish at the belly. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IN/IN60600.pdf I am not 100% happy with that. I am still missing the white antennae parts in Dysdercus suturellus. But I did not find any other possuble candidate. Maybe it is another Dysdercus sp.? Other Pyrrhocoridae (what I still think it is)? Please, take the time to look through the text and links to make your own opinion.
Other candidate just for illustration and sorting out/saving tabs on my iPad... http://bugguide.net/node/view/301562/bgimage
Important are the missing white stripe or any stripe other than red behind the head, color of the legs, including femur and tibia and color of the antennae. I see there some white segments, which I am not very happy with...
Or a Pyrrhocoridae, Dysdercus sp.? http://bugguide.net/node/view/53858/bgimage
Looks to me like a Lygaeidae nymph, but I am not sure.

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Image
Butterflies icon

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon