Red insects (Dysdercus cingulatus)

in nature •  7 years ago 

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Photo taken by @marconah


Dysdercus cingulatus

I found this insect above the plants, I photographed it using a smartphone by adding a macro lens.


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Photo taken by @marconah


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Photo taken by @marconah


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Dysdercus cingulatus is a species of true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, commonly known as the red cotton stainer. It is a serious pest of cotton crops, the adults and older nymphs feeding on the emerging bolls and the cotton seeds as they mature, transmitting cotton staining fungi as they do so.
Read more : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysdercus_cingulatus


Photo taken with: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4x + Macro lens

By @marconah


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