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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.

Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Julian Popov
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Uploaded Apr 2, 2018. Captured in Motorway "Alexander of Macedon", Macedonia (FYROM).