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Red-black bug - Lygaeus kalmii
Copyright © 2010 Marty R.

Red-black bug - Lygaeus kalmii
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
August 30, 2010
Size: 1/2" or less
Contributed by Marty R. on 30 August, 2010 - 4:10pm
Last updated 30 August, 2010 - 7:03pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Marty R., 30 August, 2010 - 7:03pm

Or...
Small Milkweed Bug nymph?

… Yurika Alexander, 30 August, 2010 - 5:04pm

bug nymph
Not an ID but compare with - Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
… Ilona L., 30 August, 2010 - 4:16pm

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