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Hi, I’m trying to id this bug I photographed in La Selva, Costa Rica. I think its a cotton stainer but, not sure. I’m in need of the common and latin name. Many thanks bugman!!
Maresa Pryor
Lightwave Photography

Hi Maresa,
This is definitely a Hemipteran, but not a Cotton Stainer. We cannot answer your question, and we suspect this is one of the Coreid Bugs or Leaf Footed Bugs though its legs are not as robust as many species in the Family.
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