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Pistachio Red Bug

Lygaeus pandurus (Spilostethus pandurus)

Description:

Insecta, Hemiptera, Lygaeidae There are quite a lot of different little black and red bugs, you can tell this one by his black bow ties tinged with buff on his shoulders (strictly speaking, this plate behind the head is called the pronotum).

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1 Comment

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Ha! Dressed to kill. Nice blog btw.

SteveDaniels
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SteveDaniels

Δήμος Ιεράπετρας, Κρήτη, Greece

Spotted on Jan 23, 2014
Submitted on Jan 29, 2014

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