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Red Bug for ID - Dysdercus concinnus
Copyright © 2008 CB Sewell

Red Bug for ID - Dysdercus concinnus
Laguna Atascosa Wildlfie Refuge, Cameron County, Texas, USA
March 29, 2008
Size: 1/4 to 3/8 in
These tiny red bugs were abundant on the plant.

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Red Bug for ID - Dysdercus concinnus Red Bugs on Plant - Dysdercus concinnus
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Contributed by CB Sewell on 9 May, 2008 - 11:52am
Last updated 13 January, 2009 - 11:46am

Moved
Moved from Red Bugs.
… Mike Quinn, 13 January, 2009 - 11:46am login or register to post comments

Guessing - Plant Bug nymph
Looks like a Plant Bug nymph. Sorry that's as deep as I can guess. The reason I say nymph is because of the small black wing buds.

Although it could be a nymph Assassin Bug.
… Paul McNelis, 9 May, 2008 - 11:56am login or register to post comments

 
Looks like
a nymph of one of the Stainers (Dysdercus), probably Cotton Stainer (Dysdercus suturellus) although dark head makes me wonder about Dysdercus mimulus?
… John R. Maxwell, 9 May, 2008 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

 
What about a sp. new to BugGuide?
I agree Dysdercus looks like a good match for the genus, but as John says, the black head does not match the few nymphs we have here already (compare below). There are 8 spp. in the US (see guide), so perhaps this is one of the others. The host plant definitely appears to be something in the mallow family, and looks similar enough to Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) to make me wonder if it's another Abutilon sp.

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 9 May, 2008 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

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