Although there are U.S. specimens of this gorgeous passionvine-feeding bug dating to the 1940's, this species isn't listed in Henry & Froeschner (1988) "Catalog of the Heteroptera"
(1)
Has been only recorded once per decade since the 1970's.
Shot at the
Sabal Palm Sanctuary, se. Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas
Specimen curated at the
TAMUIC
Contributed by
Mike Quinn on 9 November, 2009 - 6:01pm
Last updated 26 December, 2012 - 9:18am