Subject: Bug
Geographic location of the bug: Assam, India
Date: 08/30/2017
Time: 06:11 AM EDT
Please identify the insect
How you want your letter signed: Don’t know
We believe we have correctly identified your insect as a female Giant Red Bug, Macrocheraia grandis, thanks to Insects in Indian Agroecosystems, and the site includes this nice image of a pair, with the female on the left. According to Revolvy: “The abdomen of the male is long and extends well beyond the wingtip.” Jungle Dragon also has a nice image and iNaturalist only has images of male Giant Red Bugs, a phenomenon that is consistent on the internet. Images of female Giant Red Bugs like the one you submitted are not as common.