Pyrrhocoridae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Hemiptera, class Insecta. The family contains 30 accepted species worldwide.
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Scantius aegyptius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scantius aegyptius, the Mediterranean red bug, is an invasive pyrrhocorid plant …
Pyrrhocoris apterus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pyrrhocoris apterus, the firebug, is a common, distinctively red-and-black insec…
Probergrothius angolensis
Probergrothius angolensis, the Welwitschia bug, is a true bug species found in N…
Probergrothius nigricornis
Probergrothius nigricornis is a tropical Asian bug species that feeds on Malvale…
Dysdercus concinnus Stål, 1861
Dysdercus concinnus, the pale red or Turk's cap red bug, is a pyrrhocorid red bu…
Dysdercus suturellus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842)
Dysdercus suturellus is a cotton pest true bug native to the southeastern US, Ja…
Dysdercus bimaculatus (Stål, 1854)
The two-spotted cotton stainer, Dysdercus bimaculatus, is a red bug in Pyrrhocor…
Antilochus coquebertii (Fabricius, 1803)
Antilochus coquebertii is a red-and-black cannibalistic predatory true bug from …
Dysdercus cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)
Dysdercus cingulatus is a red-bodied true bug, closely similar to D. koenigii, f…
Dysdercus andreae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dysdercus andreae, the St. Andrew's cotton stainer, is an insect with a characte…
Dysdercus decussatus Boisduval, 1835
Dysdercus decussatus, the cotton stainer bug, is a phytophagous insect distribut…
Dysdercus koenigii
Dysdercus koenigii is an insect found across India, Pakistan, and southeastern A…
Pyrrhocoridae animals belong to the Hemiptera order in the Animalia kingdom. Its body is primarily red, with a distinctive white collar and black spots on its hemelytra. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Pyrrhocoridae is classified in the order Hemiptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. The most notable feature of this insect is a diagonal cross marking that looks just like Saint Andrew’s Cross.
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