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Blood-colored Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus sanguineolentus

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Desert

Notes:

These bugs were covering this plant's seed pod. You can often see the nymphs also.

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Sonoran Desert - Plants and Animals
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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True Bugs of California and it's Surrounding States
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PublishedOctober 16, 2014

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