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Red Cotton Bug

Dysdercus cingulatus

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Field Notes

Notes:

They are called cotton stainers because their red bodies get crushed along with the cotton they eat when it is harvested, and these stains are difficult to remove.

Reference Links:

Pyrrhocoridae, Foto Biodiversitas Indonesia » Dysdercus cingulatus

Species ID Suggestions

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Ashish
Cotton bug or Assassin bug.

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PublishedJuly 25, 2011

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