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Milkweed bug - Lygaeus kalmii
Copyright © 2007 Brad Barnd

Milkweed bug - Lygaeus kalmii
Hancock County, Indiana, USA
August 25, 2002
Size: 11 mm
Milkweed bug, Lygaeus kalmii
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 2 July, 2007 - 11:13pm
Last updated 9 June, 2011 - 3:24pm

Brad, do you know anything about
other possible species in the genus? We posted some questions here
… john and jane balaban, 2 July, 2007 - 11:34pm

 
maybe
I found a subfamily revision from 1992 and will post a comment on the page you linked to. I have no idea about the Arizona species.
… Brad Barnd, 3 July, 2007 - 10:54pm

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