Chinch Bug

Scientific name: Blissus leucopterus leucopterus (Say)
(Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)

Facts: Chinch bug adults are about 1/16 inch long. White wings, folded flat on the back, are marked with a triangular black patch at the middle of their outer edges. Legs are reddish to reddish-yellow.

Photo credit: Extension Entomology, Texas A&M University