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Spotting

Description:

Approx 10mm

Habitat:

Forest temple, deciduous forest, bamboo, banana, with stream 620 MASL (Wat Paalad)

1 Species ID Suggestions

Firebug
Pyrrhocoris apterus Firebug


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1 Comment

RobThacker
RobThacker 9 years ago

Hi Vaplis, firstly thank you the ID suggestion.
According to Institute of Entomology, Biology center ASCR; Czech Republic, Pyrrhocoris apterus has an additional 2 frontal spots, missing on this spotting.
Additionaly Pyrrhocoris apterus has all black antena, while in this one the last segmant is white.
http://www.entu.cas.cz/en/departments/de...

Secondly thank you again! I believe your suggestion may have led to an ID
Euscopus rufipes
http://psybugs.biota.biodiv.tw/pages/594...

RobThacker
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RobThacker

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Spotted on May 22, 2014
Submitted on Sep 2, 2014

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