Small Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus kalmii)

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Field Notes

Description:

"Adults suck nectar from flowers of various herbaceous plants, and also feed on milkweed seeds. Also reported to be scavengers and predators, especially in spring when milkweed seeds are scarce. They have been reported feeding on honey bees, monarch caterpillars and pupae, and dogbane beetles, among others."

(From BugGuide.net)

Habitat:

Fields, meadows containing milkweed and other flowers

Notes:

Found on my glass door, just hanging out. Probably hunting for the small insects that gather there. Found during daytime.

Reference Links:

Species Lygaeus kalmii - Small Milkweed Bug - BugGuide.Net

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