Species
Jadera haematoloma (Red-shouldered bug)
Jadera haematoloma. Photo: (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Jadera haematoloma, the red-shouldered bug, goldenrain-tree bug or soapberry bug is a species of true bug that lives throughout the United States and south to northern South America. It feeds on seeds within the soapberry plant family, Sapindaceae, and is known to rapidly adapt to feeding on particular hosts. People often confuse this species with the boxelder bug.
Sightings
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