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Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) on a grass stem.
Kowal bezskrzydły (Pyrrhocoris apterus) na źdźble trawy.
Two firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus): adult on the right and a nymph on the left.
Dwa kowale bezskrzydłe (Pyrrhocoris apterus): imago po prawej i nimfa po lewej.
Pyrrhocoris apterus. About 20 years ago children brought some firebugs into this garden. Their successors thrive and prosper.
They don't seem to have an official English name, other than the scientific name. And they seem to be our the replacement for firebugs at our house.
Pyrrhocoris apterus
Raphosoma italicum is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. It is also known as the Striped bug (or Italian striped bug) and Minstrel bug.
G. italicum can reach a length of 8–12 mm (0.31–0.47 in). The body is almost round, with a large shield. The basic color of the upperside of the body is red, with wide black longitudinal stripes. The pronotum has six black bands. The antennae are black. Also the sides of the abdominal segments (connexivum) are red with many small black spots. The legs are mostly black, which distinguishes it from its relative, G. lineatum.
Graphosoma italicum had been regarded as either a subspecies, or a synonym, of G. lineatum for over 100 years, so nearly all of the existing literature prior to 2007 referred to this species under the name lineatum. The validity of G. italicum was reestablished via DNA analysis, which demonstrated that the sister species to G. italicum is G. rubrolineatum,
Spring!
Okay, its only a firebug, but it was the first bug I got in front of the new lens. The lens hoarder has a new baby, a Schneider Kreuznach Curtagon 28mm 4.0 from the 1960's. Its a rather slow lens, but there is no need to stop down with this open aperture performance. Shot is jpeg out of camera without any postprocessing.
Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) on a tree bark.
Kowal bezskrzydły (Pyrrhocoris apterus) na korze drzewa.
Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) climbing some plant stem.
Kowal bezskrzydły (Pyrrhocoris apterus) wspinający się na pęd jakiejś rośliny.
HBW !
Fire bug / Feuerwanze (Pyrrhocoridae) on a bluebell leaf
in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
Still busy ...
Frühmorgens, die Sonne geht gerade auf, lieber dicht beieinander aber warm.
Early morning, the sun is just rising, prefer close but warm.
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Submitted: 22/11/2022
Accepted: 23/11/2022
Published:
- BONNIER PUBLICATIONS A/S (Denmark) 20-Mar-2025
- Satisfaction Iberia SL (Spain) 02-Apr-2025
Colony of firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) warming in early spring sunlight.
Kolonia kowali bezskrzydłych (Pyrrhocoris apterus) wygrzewająca się w przedwiosennym słonku.
Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) on a grass blade.
Kowal bezskrzydły (Pyrrhocoris apterus) na źdźble trawy.
Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) nymph on a tree bark.
Larwa kowala bezskrzydłęgo (Pyrrhocoris apterus) na korze drzewa.
Pyrrhocoridae. Running around in our garden, as soon as sun is shining.
(50mm fixed focal lens with 20mm extension tube)
Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) on a lichen-covered tree trunk.
Kowal bezskrzydły (Pyrrhocoris apterus) na pokrytym porostami pniu drzewa.
Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) on a dead tree.
Kowal bezskrzydłły (Pyrrhocoris apterus) na martwym drzewie.
Firebug (Pyrrhocorsis apterus) on a maple samara.
Kowal bezskrzydły (Pyrrhocoris apterus) na skrzydlaku klonu.
Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) on a dried grass stem.
Kowal bezskrzydły (Pyrrhocoris apterus) na uschniętym źdźble trawy.
A pair of firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) copulating on a tree bark. Firebugs are well known for copulating for many hours, even whole week.
Para kowali bezskrzydłych (Pyrrhocoris apterus) kopulujących na korze drzewa. Kowale są poszechnie znane z trwających wiele godzin, a nawet cały tydzień, kopulacji.
Colony of firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) warming on a tree trunk.
Kolonia kowali bezskrzydłych (Pyrrhocoris apterus) rozgrzewających się na pniu drzewa.
The Move - Fire Brigade - "Top Of The Pops" Show (1968)