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Immature Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus fasciatus

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Luis Vivas
Luis Vivas 11 years ago

Hello!
Belongs to the family Lygaeidae, but can not be "Oncopeltus fasciatus".
Compare with these pictures:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/701489/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/708367/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/678738/bgi...

I think it's more likely to be the genus Lygaeus:
See this nymphs:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/712528/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/565396/bgi...

Ciao!!

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cefarrow
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cefarrow

Yuma, Arizona, USA

Spotted on Feb 19, 2012
Submitted on Feb 25, 2012

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