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Photo#71659
Not Red Beetles - Dysdercus suturellus - male - female

Not Red Beetles - Dysdercus suturellus - Male Female
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?

Moved

Not beetles, but bugs - Hemiptera
These look like Neacoryphus bicrucis - Whitecrossed Seed Bug, images in the guide here

 
That's it!
No doubt about it.
Thanks for the super quick reply!

 
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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