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Species Dysdercus concinnus - Pale Red Bug

Hemiptera? - Dysdercus concinnus Asclepias bugs? - Dysdercus concinnus Lovely insect seen in Texas at Estero Llano Grande State Park - Dysdercus concinnus - male - female Dysdercus concinnus Unidentified bug - Dysdercus concinnus Dysdercus concinnus - Pale Red Bug - Dysdercus concinnus Dysdercus concinnus Nymph - Dysdercus concinnus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily Pyrrhocoroidea
Family Pyrrhocoridae (Red Bugs)
Genus Dysdercus (Cotton Stainers)
Species concinnus (Pale Red Bug)
Other Common Names
Turk's Cap Red Bug
Explanation of Names
Dysdercus concinnus Stål 1861
Identification
Range
coastal s. TX to northeastern S. Amer. - Map (1)(2)
Food
Mallows, often on Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus)
Works Cited
1.Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States
Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. 1988. Brill Academic Publishers.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)