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True Bugs of Zihuatanejo

SUBORDER HETEROPTERA

Turk's Red Cap Bug

Dysdercus concinnus

-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 Bugs (Superfamily Pyrrhocoroidea)

-Red Bugs (Family Pyrrhocoridae)

-Cotton Stainer Bugs (Genus Dysdercus)

-Turk's Red Cap (Dysdercus concinnus)


Dysdercus concinnus, commonly known as the Turk's Red Cap or Red Bug, is a species of cotton stainer bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae. This species is part of the Dysdercus genus, which is well-known for the damage its members can cause to cotton crops. The body is typically bright red or orange-red, with dark black markings on the legs, antennae, and thorax. These bold colors give the species its common name "Turk's Red Cap."

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