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Mirid Bug I think this one was doing its business :) Deraeocoris ruber,Geotagged,Red Bug,Romania,insect Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Mirid Bug

I think this one was doing its business :)

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  1. :) Looks like a shield bug. Unfortunately there's like 50.000 different types :) Posted 12 years ago

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''Deraeocoris ruber'' is a species of bugs in Miridae family that can be found anywhere in Europe, except for Azores, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Malta and parts of Russia. The nymph of the species is black coloured with pinkish back. Adults top is either orange or black coloured, while the cuneus is always red. They have shiny forewings with an unbanded tibiae and the 1st antennal segment. The species feed on nettles and small insects.

Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Oct 31, 2012. Captured Jul 2, 2010 19:23 in M19, Bacău, Romania.
  • Canon EOS 450D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/197s
  • ISO200
  • 149mm