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Colorful Bug - Dysdercus concinnus
Copyright © 2008 John Riutta

Colorful Bug - Dysdercus concinnus
Frontera Audubon Society headquarters, Weslaco, Texas, USA
November 11, 2008
Size: 0.5 inch
A vividly colored insect noticed and photographed while pursuing Lepidoptera throughout the gardens of Frontera Audubon.
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Contributed by John Riutta on 14 November, 2008 - 5:46pm
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

Just wanted to say nice shot!
Just wanted to say nice shot!
… Melissa, 14 November, 2008 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

Something similar in the guide
but not fully Id'd yet
… john and jane balaban, 14 November, 2008 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Dysdercus sp.
Thanks to the information provided by commentors thus far, I have been able to perhaps take the identification one step further. Kaufman, in his "Field Guide to Insects of North America," shows a picture of what appears to be this insect identified as Dysdercus sp. There seem to be ten members of this genus:

Dysdercus albofasciatus
Dysdercus andreae
Dysdercus bimaculatus
Dysdercus concinnus
Dysdercus mimulus
Dysdercus mimus
Dysdercus obliquus
Dysdercus obscuratus
Dysdercus peruvianus
Dysdercus suturellus

If it is indeed Dysdercus, which one is it?
… John Riutta, 14 November, 2008 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

 
For what it is worth...
A number of species are illustrated in Biologia Centrali Americana (here). It looks close, but not quite identical, to #14, D. splendidus.
… Cotinis, 15 November, 2008 - 6:25am login or register to post comments

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