Triatoma rubrofasciata
Key characteristics:
- Orange-red margin on outer edge of abdomen, extending horizontally between segments
- 1st antennal segment surpasses tip of head
- Short hairs on mouthparts becoming progressively longer towards tip
- Scutellum broad, triangular to tip
- Orange-red margin on sides of pronotum
- Abdomen flattened longitudinally underneath
Reported U.S. Distribution




Page last reviewed: May 9, 2019
Content source: Global Health, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria