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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 Ahmed Mujčinović
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By Ahmed Mujčinović

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Uploaded Apr 28, 2018. Captured Apr 1, 2018 10:41 in Preska 7, 8294 Boštanj, Slovenia.
  • COOLPIX L330
  • f/5.3
  • 10/400s
  • ISO80
  • 29.9mm