Rotbeinige Baumwanze, Edessa rufomarginata, Costa Rica

Rotbeinige Baumwanze, Edessa rufomarginata, Costa Rica

Rotbeinige Baumwanze, Edessa rufomarginata, Costa Rica Regenwald. Edessa ist eine große Gattung der Stinkwanzen der Neuen Welt in der Familie der Pentatomidae , die über 250 beschriebene Arten enthält. Diese fand ich im Regenwald in Costa Rica.
Red bordered stink bug, Edessa rufomarginata, Costa Rica rainforest. This species ranges from Mexico to Argentina, and can be an important pest of crops, particularly those in the nightshade family (potato, tobacco, and eggplant, for example).
Females usually lay 14 eggs in two rows of 7. The mother does not guard the eggs; hatching occurs within 7-10 days. Nymphs are gregarious until the third instar, when they scatter across the host plant.
Adults have several methods of defense, including a display of vigorous antennal shaking, retreating to a sheltered place, dropping and hiding in leaf litter, flying, and secreting repulsive chemicals.