Friday 27 April 2012

Firebugs

The firebug  ( Pyrrhocoris apterus ) is very rare in Britain. Only a few colonies are known.

I was alerted to the existence of a colony at Sompting by Graeme Lyons' blog "The Lyons Den" so I took a walk over there today. And there they were!


Not many people in England are familiar with the firebug and I think that they should be described as the "African mask bug". I'm sure you can see why.


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Where do I Walk?

Mainly in a fairly compact area on the north-east side of Steyning in West Sussex, UK.

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