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Pyrrhocoris apterus - male - female
Copyright © 2017 John L. Richards

Pyrrhocoris apterus - Male Female
South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
July 24, 2017
I don't need an ID but just wanted to post this picture for the files. They are alive and well in Salt Lake County still. I have had lots of them in my yard and this year I found them feeding on and mating on the seed pods of one of my non native mallow plants as shown in this picture. I also find the copulating parts to look different than what I have seen in the past.
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Contributed by John L. Richards on 14 August, 2017 - 12:17am
Last updated 14 August, 2017 - 4:57am

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