Firey Red Bug - Boisea trivittata

Moved

Moved from True Bugs.

thanks. i hadnt realised i could move them myself, i thought only admins could do that, but i got it figured out. :)

… bluejewel24, 5 April, 2007 - 4:30am

yes, I think you can move it :-)

better it is with the others of its species . . .

… Boris Büche, 4 April, 2007 - 8:56am

Not Reduviid

note the straight, and fairly long beak!

I guess its is either a Rhopalid, or a Lygaeid. Its posture, and the fact, that the wings are not tightly pressed on the back, make me think it just moulded from the last larval instar. In this case, it can be expected that when fully mature, coulour may change to black and red.

… Boris Büche, 22 March, 2007 - 8:49am

thanks! :)

very interesting! i think you have just solved this one for me!!

i am sure you are correct that it just molted, by the fact that there is an empty bug shell on the same blade of grass as this bug. i had suspected that myself, but wasnt sure. (the image is to blurry to be any use)

one of the names you gave, Rhopalid, i checked to see if matched with what i had first suspected, and then discarded, as a possible ID for this bug. i think its an Eastern Boxelder Bug
there were very many eastern boxelder bugs in various young stages all over this area, but the red coloring didnt match with the adult pictures i found online.

i also have a photo of a weird pile of the young eastern boxelder bugs that i can post with this photo, if you think i have the correct ID here. thanks again for your help! :)

… bluejewel24, 22 March, 2007 - 7:22pm

I agree.

This is definitely not an assassin bug, but as Boris mentioned, most true bugs are pink or red right after they molt. I would add the cotton stainers (Pyrrochoridae) to his list of possibilities. A really neat image in any event!

… Eric R. Eaton, 22 March, 2007 - 12:52pm

thanks! :)

i had no idea about most true bugs being pink or red right after they molt. this is a big help to me, and i think its helped me ID this one!

… bluejewel24, 22 March, 2007 - 7:28pm

Tough one

Maybe a reduviid

… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 21 March, 2007 - 9:51pm