-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-​True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)

-True Bugs (Suborder Heteroptera)​

-Pentatomomorph Bugs (Infraorder Pentatomomorpha)

-Red and Bordered Plant Bug (Superfamily Pyrrhocoroidea)

-Bordered Plant Bugs (Family Largidae)

-Subfamily Larginae

-Tribe Largini

-Genus Largus

-Mexican Bordered Plant Bug (Largus maculatus)

The intense coloration on the outer edges of their body gives them a painted 'border' appearance which inspired their common name. The black body has an orange-red band that separates the thorax from the abdomen. The orange wing coverings have orange edges with black speckles covering the interior. Joints on the black legs are orange. The Bordered Plant Bug can be found walking along the ground or on plants. Adults feed on the juices of soft plant tissues.