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wildlifeuae | all galleries >> ARTHROPODA (phylum): 595 species >> INSECTA - insects (class): 559 species >> HEMIPTERA (order): 40 species >> Pyrrhocoridae (family): 2 species > 1. Pyrrhocoris apterus - Firebug (macropterous form)
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02-May-2013

1. Pyrrhocoris apterus - Firebug (macropterous form)

Al Muwaiji (garden), Al Ain, UAE

ID by Petr Kment, Department of Entomology, National Museum, Praha, Czech Republic

"..indeed macropterous Pyrrhocoris apterus, probably the only record of the species from UAE." PK

Nikon D800E
1/640s f/5.0 at 105.0mm iso200 full exif

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