
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. It has also been reported from the USA, Central America and India. It has been reported as recently expanding its distribution northwards into mainland UK.
They are frequently observed to form aggregations, especially as immature forms,.. more
Similar species: True Bugs
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Uploaded Apr 17, 2012. Captured Apr 17, 2012 16:37 in Bergstraße 4, 31180 Giesen, Germany.
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1) a specie introduction
2 I did not know Firebugs were real, I only know it as a web development debugger :)
Let's take this to the homepage. Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago