For the identification of insects and other fauna and flora of South Africa.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Red Bugs (Cenaeus carnifex)

Family Pyrrhocoridae
These are small, about 9mm in body length and are found along our eastern coastal regions of lush vegetation forest margins and gardens.
 They are encountered in groups on seed heads of herbaceous plants, often in mated pairs.
Information from: Field Guide to Insects of South Africa.