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Genus Pyrrhocoris

Pyrrhocoris apterus- Utah - Pyrrhocoris apterus

Pyrrhocoris apterus mating - Pyrrhocoris apterus - male - female

Beetle like insect on grass and hard surfaces - Pyrrhocoris apterus

Pyrrhocoris apterus - Firebug - Pyrrhocoris apterus

European Firebug - Pyrrhocoris apterus - male - female

Pyrrhocoris apterus - Full Winged Morph - Wings spread. - Pyrrhocoris apterus - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Infraorder Pentatomomorpha

Superfamily Pyrrhocoroidea

Family Pyrrhocoridae (Red Bugs)

Genus Pyrrhocoris

Remarks

Phyrrhocoris apterus introduced from Europe, first reported in 1896 in New Jersey.

Internet References

Wikipedia

British Bugs

Contributed by v belov on 5 July, 2009 - 11:21pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 13 October, 2014 - 8:24pm

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