PYRRHOCORIDAE
(firebugs)

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ID refs
Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyPYRRHOCORIDAE (firebugs)
SuperfamilyPYRRHOCOROIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderPentatomomorpha (an infraorder of bugs)
SuborderHETEROPTERA (true bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Regional Guides

() Hawkins, R.D. 2003 Shieldbugs of Surrey Surrey Wildlife Atlas Project, 192pp, Surrey Wildlife Trust

PYRRHOCORIDAE (firebugs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PYRRHOCORIDAE (firebugs)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for PYRRHOCORIDAE (firebugs)
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