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Can I recognize the age of a firebug from the pattern on its back?

If yes, what pattern shows what age/stage?

Below is what I extrapolated from Wikipedia, but is there a more precise scale with more steps? (I could not find on Googlemore than this with google).

Nymph:enter image description here Adults:enter image description here

Can I recognize the age of a firebug from the pattern on its back?

If yes, what pattern shows what age/stage?

Below is what I extrapolated from Wikipedia, but is there a more precise scale with more steps? (I could not find on Google)

Nymph:enter image description here Adults:enter image description here

Can I recognize the age of a firebug from the pattern on its back?

If yes, what pattern shows what age/stage?

Below is what I extrapolated from Wikipedia, but is there a more precise scale with more steps? (I could not find more than this with google).

Nymph:enter image description here Adults:enter image description here

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Method to recognize the age of a firebug from the pattern on its back

Can I recognize the age of a firebug from the pattern on its back?

If yes, what pattern shows what age/stage?

Below is what I extrapolated from Wikipedia, but is there a more precise scale with more steps? (I could not find on Google)

Nymph:enter image description here Adults:enter image description here