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Milkweed Bugs

Spilostethus pandurus

Photo by Bernadette S
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Field Notes

Description:

"This bug is a generalist feeder on many species of plant. Despite this, in Sinai it is most often seen on Sinai Milkweed, Asclepias sinaica, where it sucks the plant juices from stems and fruits. The young nymphs are gregarious and are a very bright red, which may be a signal to birds that they are poisonous to eat." ~ http://www.egyptheritage.com/BiodiversitySite/WildLife/Insects_10.html

Habitat:

spotted on a Sinai Milkweed fruit in a coastal desert wadi

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Spilostethus pandurus

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PublishedMay 18, 2013

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