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Red Cotton Bug-Dysdercus cingulatus

Red Cotton Bug or Red Cotton Stainer. (Dysdercus cingulatus) is a colorful bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae. It's a pest of cotton and that's why it's called red cotton bug. Besides cotton it feeds on a variety of plants. Personally I observed it in the okra field. The female (20mm) is larger then the male (18mm).

Red Cotton Bug (Dysdercus cingulatus)
Red Cotton Bug (Dysdercus cingulatus) Mating
Red Cotton Bug Nymph

7 comments:

  1. Friend of HKJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    Pretty pests!

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  2. SharodinduJanuary 22, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    orange, white, black... great color combination gifted by nature.. thanks birdy to bring this gift to us :)

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  3. MarvinJanuary 23, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    It is a very colorful bug that seems to be sending out a loud and clear message that it won't make a good meal for birds. Too bad it has to be a crop pest. Great macros!

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  4. Don WoodJanuary 26, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    Great shots, I think it looks great

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  5. AndreaJanuary 31, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    Hi Birdy, haven't heard from you for a while. We have lots of these too, when we were kids we used to play with them. I didnt know they are pest then, coz we always find them in bushy weeds.

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  6. daisugiMarch 8, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    thank for the info. finally i know what the name of the insects is. i found it sometimes in my place.

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  7. UnknownAugust 16, 2015 at 12:48 PM

    Good day sir. I am a student, and I wpuld like to ask your permission to use the images shown above as a part of my assignments. Thank you.

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