Dysdercus decussatus
[Cotton Stainer Bug]
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Classification: | Phylum: Arthropoda | Class: Insecta | Order: Hemiptera | Family: Pyrrhocoridae | Genus: Dysdercus |

Nymph
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Adults with the nymphs:

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It is not uncommon to see large congregation of this bug. It host plant is Sea Hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus).

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