More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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True Bugs of Zihuatanejo
SUBORDER HETEROPTERA
Catorhintha Selector - Nymph
Catorhintha Selector
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)
-True Bugs (Suborder Heteroptera)
-Pentatomomorph Bugs (Pentatomomorpha)
-Leaf-footed Bugs and Allies (Superfamily Coreiodea)
-Leaf-footed Bugs (Family Coreidae)
-Tribe Hypselonotini
-Genus Catorhintha
-Catorhintha Selector
Catorhintha selector is a species of true bug in the family Coreidae, commonly known as leaf-footed bugs. The bug has a general brown to grayish appearance, with some having greenish tones. The body is elongated, and the thorax is flattened. Like most other Coreidae species, Catorhintha selector is a sapsucker, meaning it feeds on the sap of various plants. It pierces plant tissues using its piercing-sucking mouthparts.


