Pyrrhocoridae is a family of insects with more than 300 species world-wide. Many are red in colour and are known as red bugs, and some species are called cotton stainers because their feeding activiti
Pyrrhocoris apterus group
Dysdercus cingulatus, India
The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera, with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. Many spec
Pyrrhocoridae
…are derived from the Greek roots for fire "pyrrho-" and bug "coris". Members of this family are often confused with, but can be quickly separated from, Lygaeidae by the lack of ocelli (simple eyes) on the top of the head. The membrane of the forewing has one or two cells from which about 7-8 branching veins…
Biologia Centrali Americana Acroleucus brevicollis
False milkweed bug, Lygaeus turcicus, on Asteraceae flower
Small milkweed bug, Lygaeus kalmii), nymph (bottom) and mature (top)
Large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus, on a butterfly weed