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First photographic record of the feeding of tree bug (Dyscercus cingulatus) on Tawny coster butterfly (Acraea terpsicore) from Mumbai, India

2023; Volume: 24; Issue: 73 Linguagem: Inglês

10.54905/disssi/v24i73/e47s1543

2319-5754

Heena Momin, Momin Shakir,

Forest Insect Ecology and Management

Dyscercus cingulatus, a hemipteran bug commonly known as red cotton stainer belonging to the family Pyrrhocoridae, is known for destroying plants.It is a severe pest that mainly attacks cotton plants, such as developing bolls and the seed by the adult and older nymphs.They suck the plant sap with the help of rostrum and while doing this it also transfers microorganisms (fungi) and makes the plant sick and infected.Although the hemiptera is the most ecologically and systematically diverse assemblage of insects little is known about new food preferences.However, this is the first record of a Dyscercus cingulatus feeding on a carnivorous diet from Mumbai, India.