Red Silk Cotton Bug

Dysdercus koenigii

Dysdercus koenigii is a true bug in the Pyrrhocoris genus, belonging to the family Pyrrhocoridae, the cotton stainers. They are called cotton stainers for being crushed when harvesting cotton, which leaves stains.
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyPyrrhocoridae
GenusDysdercus
Species