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Vatrena stenica

Pyrrhocoridae

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Field Notes

Description:

Vatrene stenice su familija u okviru podreda stenica koja obuhvata mali broj vrsta crne i jarko crvene boje tela. Upadljivim bojama one imitiraju otrovne insekte pa se time štite od predatora. Prednja krila su u vidu polukrilaca (hemielytrae - grč. hemi — pola; grč. elytron — pokrivač). Obično su bez zadnjih krila, mada ima i izuzetaka. Odrasle jedinke nemaju sposobnost letenja.

Veličina tela se kreće od 9-11 mm

Habitat:

Okupljaju se u velikim gomilama na kori stabala, starim drvenim ogradama i to uvek sa sunčane strane. Prezimljuju na odraslom stupnju, takođe u gustim kolonijama ispod opalog lišća.

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PublishedJune 4, 2017

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