Differ from related families in having a large pronotum that extends back over the abdomen and (often) covers the head. Many species appear humpbacked or thorn-like; others have spines, horns or keels.
Head not concealed. Dark end of the abdomen. Elytra not sculptured and underside with 7-8 segments. Relatively soft body.
Hemiptera Heteroptera Pyrrhocoridae
Beak arising from below front of head, wings divided into leathery basal pet and membranous distal part. Characteristic pattern on wings, black dots, most part of the
body is red.
This subfamily can be identified by the following characteristics:
Wing with spurious vein present
broad hind femora
Saw this little guy on a wooden fence. At first glance, I thought it was a tiny splinter coming off the fence but it started to move!