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Pyrrhocoris apterus


Pyrrhocoris apterus
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Copyright: ozlem ogluekiz (miss_bat) Silver Note Writer [C: 1 W: 0 N: 25] (60)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-01-17
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/4.4, 1/250 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-05-13 6:37
Viewed: 391
Points: 1
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The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Firebugs generally mate in April and May. Their diet consists primarily of seeds from lime trees and mallows.

They can be seen in tandem formation when mating which can take from 12 hours up to 7 days. The long period of copulating is probably used by the males as a form of ejaculate-guarding under high competition with other males.
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Notes are wonderful...
There is some focus problems on the photo.

TFS.

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