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Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Description:

"The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, it is distributed throughout the Palaearctic from the Atlantic coast of Europe to northwest China."

2 Species ID Suggestions

Firebug
Pyrrhocoris apterus Firebug
mariajo
mariajo 11 years ago
zapatero ( en español)
Pyrrhocoris apterus


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3 Comments

ClaudiaS
ClaudiaS 11 years ago

Thanks a lot for the identification Reza Hashemizadeh and mariajo.
Thanks for the comments to.

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 years ago

yes, nice mood-pics

Hanno Shalaby
Hanno Shalaby 11 years ago

nice pic

ClaudiaS
Spotted by
ClaudiaS

Portugal

Spotted on Jul 14, 2012
Submitted on Jul 14, 2012

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