Firebug
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- This article is about the insect. "Firebug" is also a slang term for a pyromaniac.
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| Pyrrhocoris apterus Linnaeus, 1758 |
The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Firebugs generally mate in April and May. Their diet consists primarily of seeds from lime trees and mallows.
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