Iphita limbata - Pyrrhocoridae

Iphita limbata is a phytophagous belonging to the Pyrrhocoridae superfamily, a sap-sucking forest-dwelling bug which mainly infests Trewia nudiflora trees in the Marshy forest areas of India. Pyrrhocoridae is an insect also known as cotton stainers because their feeding activities leave an indelible yellow-brownish stain on cotton crops. They also feed rotting debris, including dead animals. Some species are predatory they can also eat another pyrrhocorid. A predietor Iphita limbata bug killing through pins the prey of another Iphita limbata bug on the floor and feeding the prey through bodily juices being sucked out, and carrying it at night at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 30/10/2024. (Footage by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)