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Mediterranean red bug
Scantius aegyptius
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
European FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Small Milkweed BugLygaeus kalmii
Eastern Boxelder BugBoisea trivittata
Large Milkweed BugOncopeltus fasciatus
Red-shouldered BugJadera haematoloma
Indian Milkweed BugSpilostethus pandurus
Western Boxelder BugBoisea rubrolineata
Melanocoryphus albomaculatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,785 |
|---|---|
| California | 1,478 |
| Spain | 916 |
| Andalucía | 340 |
| Greece | 256 |
| Arizona | 247 |
| Portugal | 220 |
| France | 219 |
| Italy | 209 |
| Comunidad de Madrid | 177 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Red Bugs · Pyrrhocoridae |
| Genus | Scantius |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Mediterranean red bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.