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Milkweed Bugs

Lygaeidae sp

Photo by BarbaraSing
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange and black mating Bug cluster.

Habitat:

Savannah grassland

Notes:

Most of the Lygaeid bugs feed on seeds or plant sap. In the breeding season adults and different stage instars can be found feeding on the same

Reference Links:

Seed Bugs, Milkweed Bugs, Chinch Bugs - Family Lygaeidae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
BarbaraSing
Thanks for the Family name. Its a start to identification.
Mark Ridgway
Lygaeidae sp. - here's one very similar http://www.flickr.com/photos/78455593@N04/8501067940

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