The insects of the genus Dysdercus is commonly called as red cotton stainer bug. .Body is dark red fifth nymphal instar. A pair of black spots on the wing with black legs and antennae. The species is a pest of cotton crops. Nymph is a immature stage which is to be a growth stage.
Class - Insecta
Order - Hemiptera
Family - Pyrrhocoridae
Genus - Dysdercus
Species -D. koenigii Fabricius
(Red cotton bug )
Distribution - India ( Gondia - Maharashtra ), Thailand, Pakistan,Bangladesh
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