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Small milkweed bug

Lygaeus kalmii

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

About 2 cm long. At each plant of this type, there was the same insect. You can see some drops on it due to rain.

Reference Links:

Species Lygaeus kalmii - Small Milkweed Bug - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Small milkweed bug

Lygaeus kalmii

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Comments (2)
Aaron_G
My pleasure. Always nice to see such a pretty bug. :-)

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PublishedFebruary 12, 2012

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