Macrocheraia grandis (Gray)
(=Lohita grandis (Gray))

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Hemiptera: Largidae

Common name

Giant red bug

Habitat / Crop(s) damaged

Host plants belonging to Euphorbiaceae & Malvaceae such as cotton, okra, hibiscus, Trewia nudiflora, Bombax ceiba, etc.

Images

 Males
 Female

 Photo credit : NPIB, UAS, Bangalore