Tropidothorax elegans  (Distant, 1883)

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Superfamily: Lygaeoidea
Family: Lygaeidae
Subfamily: Lygaeinae
Genus: Tropidothorax
​Species: elegans​

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• Common names: Elegant Squash Bug
• Distribution: China, Taiwan, Japan, India, Myanmar, Thailand.
• Image locations: Chaiyaphum.
• Hosts: Giant Milkweed Calotropis gigantea
• Additional notes: 

Image locations

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Images of Tropidothorax elegans from Thailand

Tropidothorax elegans (Distant, 1883) T 10 mm Chaiyaphum July

Tropidothorax elegans (Distant, 1883) T 10 mm Chaiyaphum July

Tropidothorax elegans (Distant, 1883) T 10 mm Chaiyaphum July

Tropidothorax elegans (Distant, 1883) T 10 mm Chaiyaphum July

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References: 
Lygaeoidea Speciesfile