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Cotton Stainer (Dysdercus suturellus)
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Copyright © 2006
Bill Brower
Not Red Beetles -
Dysdercus suturellus
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Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
August 19, 2006
Size: 5/8"
Hooked up and walking fairly briskly along a plant stem, I thought it was a caterpillar at first.
Sorry it's as blurry as it is. Any ideas?
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Contributed by
Bill Brower
on 19 August, 2006 - 4:13pm
Last updated 21 August, 2006 - 7:05pm
Moved
Moved from
Whitecrossed Seed Bug
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john and jane balaban
, 21 August, 2006 - 7:05pm
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Not beetles, but bugs - Hemiptera
These look like Neacoryphus bicrucis - Whitecrossed Seed Bug, images in the guide
here
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john and jane balaban
, 19 August, 2006 - 4:28pm
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That's it!
No doubt about it.
Thanks for the super quick reply!
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Bill Brower
, 19 August, 2006 - 4:35pm
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WAY doubts! :-)
Sorry to burst the bubble, but this is a pair of cotton stainers in the family Pyrrhocoridae. Cotton stainers are larger than the species assigned to this image for one thing. Take a look at the cotton stainers already in the guide and you'll see why I identify these as such.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 21 August, 2006 - 6:31pm
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