Dysdercus cingulatus is a species of true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, commonly known as the red cotton stainer. It is a serious pest of cotton crops, the adults and older nymphs feeding on the emerging bolls and the cotton seeds as they mature, transmitting cotton-staining fungi as they do so.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Indian Cotton Stainer being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Pyrrhocoridae
- Genus
- Dysdercus
- Species
- Dysdercus cingulatus
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo