Insect

Red cotton bug

Dysdercus cingulatus

Orange-red cotton bug with black wing tips on a leaf
Scientific name
Dysdercus cingulatus
Family
Pyrrhocoridae, order Hemiptera
Group
Insect

An orange bug that stains cotton.

  • Spot it Orange-red with black wing patches and white bands on the body.
  • Home Cotton fields and plants of the mallow family, such as hibiscus and bhindi.
  • Food web Sucks juice from seeds and fruit.
  • Why it matters Food for birds, spiders and assassin bugs.

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