Bug FAQTriatoma recurva
Triatoma recurva · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Reduviidae
Triatoma recurva occurs in Central America and North America. It normally feeds on vertebrate blood but can survive on cockroach hemolymph alone.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Like other kissing bugs, it is an obligate blood feeder that mainly targets vertebrates. It can also consume arthropod hemolymph and reach adulthood on a diet of cockroaches.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range includes Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, California, Texas, Utah.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triatoma_recurva
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