Pyrrhocoridae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Pyrrhocoridae
Pyrrhocoris apterus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pyrrhocoris apterus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pyrrhocoris apterus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pyrrhocoris apterus, the firebug, is a common, distinctively red-and-black insect widespread across the Palaearctic and recorded in several other regions.

Dysdercus concinnus Stål, 1861

Dysdercus concinnus Stål, 1861

Dysdercus concinnus Stål, 1861

Dysdercus concinnus, the pale red or Turk's cap red bug, is a pyrrhocorid red bug found across the Americas.

Dysdercus decussatus Boisduval, 1835

Dysdercus decussatus Boisduval, 1835

Dysdercus decussatus Boisduval, 1835

Dysdercus decussatus, the cotton stainer bug, is a phytophagous insect distributed across South, East, and Southeast Asia and Oceania.

Dysdercus suturellus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842)

Dysdercus suturellus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842)

Dysdercus suturellus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1842)

Dysdercus suturellus is a cotton pest true bug native to the southeastern US, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.

Dysdercus cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Dysdercus cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Dysdercus cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Dysdercus cingulatus is a red-bodied true bug, closely similar to D. koenigii, found across South Asia and Oceania.

Dysdercus andreae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dysdercus andreae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dysdercus andreae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dysdercus andreae, the St. Andrew's cotton stainer, is an insect with a characteristic diagonal cross marking and specific color patterning.

Dysdercus mimulus Hussey, 1929

Dysdercus mimulus Hussey, 1929

Dysdercus mimulus Hussey, 1929

Dysdercus mimulus is a red bug species in Pyrrhocoridae found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America.

Dysdercus bimaculatus (Stål, 1854)

Dysdercus bimaculatus (Stål, 1854)

Dysdercus bimaculatus (Stål, 1854)

The two-spotted cotton stainer, Dysdercus bimaculatus, is a red bug in Pyrrhocoridae found in North and South America.

Dysdercus koenigii

Dysdercus koenigii

Dysdercus koenigii

Dysdercus koenigii is an insect found across India, Pakistan, and southeastern Asia, with distinct nymph and adult colour forms.

Dysdercus albofasciatus Berg, 1878

Dysdercus albofasciatus Berg, 1878

Dysdercus albofasciatus Berg, 1878

Dysdercus albofasciatus is a Pyrrhocoridae true bug found across parts of South America.

Scantius aegyptius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scantius aegyptius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scantius aegyptius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scantius aegyptius, the Mediterranean red bug, is an invasive pyrrhocorid plant pest with distinct black-red coloration.

Probergrothius angolensis

Probergrothius angolensis

Probergrothius angolensis

Probergrothius angolensis, the Welwitschia bug, is a true bug species found in Namib desert and nearby areas.

Probergrothius nigricornis

Probergrothius nigricornis

Probergrothius nigricornis

Probergrothius nigricornis is a tropical Asian bug species that feeds on Malvales seeds with distinct black antennae.

Antilochus coquebertii (Fabricius, 1803)

Antilochus coquebertii (Fabricius, 1803)

Antilochus coquebertii (Fabricius, 1803)

Antilochus coquebertii is a red-and-black cannibalistic predatory true bug from South and Southeast Asia.

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