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Firebugs and hollyhocks Several firebugs are looking for food on - and in! - the faded blooms of a hollyhock... Bugs,Firebug,Geotagged,Germany,Pyrrhocoridae,Pyrrhocoris apterus,insect Click/tap to enlarge

Firebugs and hollyhocks

Several firebugs are looking for food on - and in! - the faded blooms of a hollyhock...

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The Firebug

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

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by gglaeser
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By gglaeser

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Uploaded Aug 30, 2013. Captured Aug 30, 2013 16:45 in Hauptstraße 12A, 31180 Giesen, Germany.
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  • NIKON D50
  • f/11.0
  • 10/3200s
  • 300mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.