▁and ▁the ▁cot ton ▁se eds ▁as ▁they ▁m ature , ▁transm itting ▁cot ton - st aining ▁fung i ▁as ▁they ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁D ys der cus ▁c ing ul atus ▁grows ▁to ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁mainly ▁red ▁but ▁has ▁a ▁white ▁col lar ▁and ▁three ▁black ▁sp ots . ▁It ▁is ▁closely ▁related ▁and ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁D ys der cus ▁ko enig ii ▁but ▁D . ▁c ing ul atus ▁is ▁slightly ▁larger ▁and ▁the ▁fem ora ▁have ▁varying ▁amounts ▁of ▁black ▁while ▁D . ▁ko enig ii ▁has ▁completely ▁red ▁fem ora . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁D . ▁c ing ul atus ▁occurs ▁in ▁Nep al , ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁n ort he astern ▁and ▁southern ▁( Co org ) ▁India , ▁Bang l adesh , ▁Th ailand , ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁Sum atra , ▁Bor neo , ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ▁and ▁northern ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Host ▁plants ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁cot ton ▁( G oss yp ium ), ▁D . ▁c ing ul atus ▁fe eds ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁c rop ▁plants ▁including ▁ok ra ▁( Ab el mos chus ▁es cul ent us ), ▁mus km allow ▁( Ab el mos chus ▁mos ch atus ), ▁h ib is cus , ▁white ▁j ute ▁( Cor chor us ▁caps ular is ), ▁cit rus ▁and ▁ma ize ▁( Z ea ▁m ays ). ▁It ▁also ▁attacks ▁trees ▁including ▁sil k ▁cot ton ▁tree ▁( B omb ax