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Macrocheraia grandis​​.jpg

Macrocheraia grandis  (Gray,1832)


Home > Insects > Hemiptera > Lygaeidae > ​​Macrocheraia grandis
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Superfamily: Lygaeoidea
Family: Lygaeidae
Genus: Macrocheraia
​Species: grandis​​

  • Common names: Giant red bug
  • Thai names: มวนท้องยาว
  • Distribution: Southeast Asia, parts of South Asia
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Sri Lanna N.P.)
  • Hosts: Euphorbiaceae & Malvaceae​
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Macrocheraia grandis from Thailand
Macrocheraia grandis male and female.jpg
Macrocheraia grandis (Gray, 1832) female & male, Sri Lanna N.P. Chiang Mai, February 2017
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Macrocheraia grandis (Gray, 1832) male, Sri Lanna N.P. Chiang Mai, February 2017
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Macrocheraia grandis (Gray, 1832) male, Sri Lanna N.P. Chiang Mai, February 2017
Macrocheraia grandis females.jpg
Macrocheraia grandis (Gray, 1832) females, Sri Lanna N.P. Chiang Mai, February 2017
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Macrocheraia grandis (Gray, 1832) Sri Lanna N.P. Chiang Mai, February 2017
Macrocheraia grandis late instar.jpg
Macrocheraia grandis (Gray, 1832) late instar, Sri Lanna N.P. Chiang Mai, February 2017
Macrocheraia grandis mid instar.jpg
Macrocheraia grandis (Gray, 1832) instar, Sri Lanna N.P. Chiang Mai, February 2017
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Macrocheraia grandis (Gray, 1832) instar, Sri Lanna N.P. Chiang Mai, February 2017
Macrocheraia grandis male Ob Khan NP Chiang Mai Feb 2020.jpg
Macrocheraia grandis male, Ob Khan N.P. Chiang Mai, Feb 2020

References: 
​iNaturalist 
Thai Biodiversity 
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