Subject: Can you please ID this assasin bug
Geographic location of the bug: Antipolo Philippines
Date: 11/09/2017
Time: 06:02 AM EDT
Hi Bugman!
Can you please identify what species of Assasin bug these guys are. I caught them on one of my Okra plants and they are adorable.
How you want your letter signed: Mohammad Mehdi Saatchi
Dear Mohammad,
Though it resembles an Assassin Bug and though it is classified in the same order as Assassin Bugs, this Red Cotton Stainer is actually a member of the Red Bug family Pyrrhocoridae. We verified your Red Cotton Stainer’s identity as Dysdercus cingulatus thanks to Project Noah.
