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Pyrrhocoris apterus - partial membrane
Male Pyrrhocoris apterus with a partially developed membranes, longer on one wing than the other.
Pyrrhocoris apterus is normaly brachypterous, with the membranes on the wings rudimentary only, but fully winged specimen do frequently occur, although usually in quite low numbers. This specimen is a rare "inbetweeny"
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
By Pudding4brains
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Uploaded Jan 10, 2019. Captured Aug 21, 2006 12:37.
