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The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae.Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, it may be confused with the similarly coloured though unrelated Corizus hyoscyami (cinnamon bug or squash bug).
Antennae are long and thin. The basic color of the body is black. They show a very prominent crown of thorns on thorax and red and black warning colors on the edge of the abdomen (laterotergites). On the hemelytra are present a few red markings. Legs are rather long, with red and black femurs and completely red tibiae.
Adults are black with two red or orange lines crossing the wings. It reaches a length of 8–10 mm. It is widespread in the eastern half of the United States. [2] A similar species, Prosapia simulans, can be found throughout Central America where it is considered an agricultural pest. [3] [4] Pinned Prosapia bicincta, collected in Milledgeville, Ga
In Paraguay and Argentina, this insect is mostly known as "ura", [9] and there is a popular belief that this moth urinates and leaves worms on the skin of people and animals. [10] However, the insect that lays eggs in the skin and whose larvae become embedded in the flesh is the colmoyote or screwworm ( Dermatobia hominis ).
What they look like: Chiggers, a type of small mite, typically leave clusters of bites that are often very itchy. In many cases, chigger bites appear as small, red and itchy bumps. Sometimes, they ...
Melacoryphus lateralis pronounced (mela-co-lorf-ith ladder-a-lith) a species of Hemiptera, or true bug one of several called black-and-red seed bug. Black and fringed with red and gray, some call it the charcoal seed bug, due to its resemblance to a dying ember. Native to the deserts of western North America, they have a tendency to appear in ...
All bugs in this family are either dark brown or brightly coloured, and like many others of the subfamily Lygaeinae, Darth Maul Bugs have distinct red/orange markings, as well as four segmented antennae. [7] The bugs' genus Spilostethus is derived from the Greek words ‘spilos’ meaning spot or stain [8] and 'stethos' meaning chest. [9]
They are oval beetles with a domed back and flat underside. Many of the species have conspicuous aposematic (warning) colours and patterns, such as red with black spots, that warn potential predators that they taste bad. Most coccinellid species are carnivorous predators, preying on insects such as aphids and scale insects. Other species are ...