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These were spotted in Hungary on the stump of a tree. The adult was about 2mm long. Is it a box elder bug? I took the photo mainly because, upside down, it looks like a very scary African mask!
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Delia Campbell
Hi Delia,
These Hemipterans are commonly called Firebugs. Firebugs, Pyrrhocoris apterus, are in the family Pyrrhocoridae. Boxelder Bugs are in the Scentless Plant Bugs Family Rhopalidae.
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