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Stainer - Dysdercus andreae
Copyright © 2003 Stephen Cresswell

Stainer - Dysdercus andreae
Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, USVI
January 4, 2003
Taken while camping in Virgin Islands National Park two years ago. These were very common. Many were on the husks of some kind of large seed or nut. Any help with ID appreciated.
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Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 4 November, 2004 - 1:18pm
Last updated 27 November, 2005 - 7:01pm

Cotton stainers
Really great image here showing adults and nymphs of a species of "cotton stainer" in the family Pyrrhocoridae. Very nice, could probably use this for our field guide.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 November, 2004 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks so much, Eric! & Wow,
Thanks so much, Eric! & Wow, a new family for BugGuide.

Your ID led me to Google, which led me to a biologist's webpage. He does work with St. Andrew's Cotton Stainers (Dysdercus andreae), from the Caribbean. His population was from one island over, St. Thomas. I've asked him to look at this photo...

Thanks again, Eric!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen Cresswell, 6 November, 2004 - 6:35am login or register to post comments

 
Identification Confirmed
Dr. Harold Grau of Christopher Newport University was kind enough to confirm the ID as Dysdercus andreae.

Thanks to scholars Grau and Eaton for the identification.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen Cresswell, 3 April, 2005 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

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