Dysdercus andreae

Dysdercus andreae, or St. Andrew's cotton stainer, is a species of red bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae. It is found on islands in the Caribbean Sea and in North America.^[1][2][3] Its host plant is Thespesia populnea, which it feeds on the seeds and fruits of.^[4]

Dysdercus andreae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Pyrrhocoridae
Genus:	Dysdercus
Species:	D. andreae
Binomial name
Dysdercus andreae (Linnaeus, 1758)

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