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Bentsen red bug - Dysdercus mimulus
Copyright © 2007 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Joshua S. Rose Ph.D.

Bentsen red bug - Dysdercus mimulus
World Birding Center at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 5, 2007
Another find from the park maintenance yard light; I'm thinking maybe Dysdercus mimulus?
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Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 24 June, 2009 - 12:32am
Last updated 12 November, 2009 - 3:40pm

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… v belov, 25 June, 2009 - 1:34am login or register to post comments

from Merrill Sweet:
"pyrrhocorids are not my specialty; I have tried to use van Doesburg's key... . D. mimulus does look most like it, but not entirely in head color as compared to the pronotum. Too bad Doesburg did not take color photos. Ridiculous bunch of bugs!! lots of mimicry, too."
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