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Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus sp.

Photo by LuisStevens
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25.2682, -100.22

Field Notes

Description:

Milkweed Bug. They do have a correct name, they are large, 25 mm long (one inch).

Habitat:

Flowering plant in a pine forest at 2,300 m asl.

Reference Links:

Oncopeltus sexmaculatus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus sp.

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (2)
LuisStevens
Thank you bayucca for the ID correction and the links. It was in a very remote place.
bayucca
Certainly an Oncopeltus sp., but not the famous Oncopeltus fasciatus. The markings are different. Very similar ones are Oncopeltus cayensis and Oncopeltus sexmaculatus (with, however, a white spot) and Oncopeltus guttas/gutta. http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=7289 http://bugguide.net/node/view/116191/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/875845/bgimage Unfortunately I did not find a perfect match concerning the red spot on the head, missing white spot and shape of the yellow patches.

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PublishedSeptember 8, 2014

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