Cotton Stainer Bugs – Genus Dysdercus

On my August 8 Calle Nueva Hike I mostly photographed butterflies, but did get two different damselflies and this little unusual insect that I’ve only been able to narrow down to its genus, Cotton Stainer Bugs – Genus Dysdercus (my gallery link for more photos). iNaturalist gave three possible species in that genus that are all three similar, but none an exact match to mine. Thus I’m leaving it with the genus ID for now and hopefully someone on iNaturalist will be able to identify it. The large number of unique and colorful insects here is amazing, as you can see in my gallery: More Insects CR (100+ Species), linked. Note that I have separate galleries for two other major categories of insects: Dragonflies & Damselflies CR and of course my largest, Butterflies & Moths CR. 🙂

Cotton Stainer Bugs – Genus Dysdercus, Calle Nueva, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica

¡Pura Vida!

Carrion Fly

This fly photographed on an outside wall of my house is the Moscas Carroñeras, Flesh or Carrion Flies (linked to iNaturalist CR).

Carrion Fly, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica

See my growing gallery of interesting insects at More Insects CR. It’s titled “more” because there’s a whole folder of galleries on Butterflies & Moths of CR and another one on Dragonflies & Damselflies CR. There is just so much nature to see and photograph here! 🙂

¡Pura Vida!

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