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Small Milkweed Bug? - Boisea trivittata
Copyright © 2006 Andrew Meeds

Small Milkweed Bug? - Boisea trivittata
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
October 2, 2006
Size: about 1/3 inch
Can anyone back me up on this? I think it may be a small milkweed bug, but im not sure... thanks
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Contributed by Andrew Meeds on 2 October, 2006 - 4:31pm
Last updated 3 October, 2006 - 3:26pm

Most definitely a Box Elder
Though I'm not anywhere near being an expert, I would say there's no doubt that this is a Box Elder. :> Note the difference in pattern.

http://www.unexco.com/box-milk.jpg === A helpful comparison
http://i.pbase.com/o6/48/95248/1/86733241.VPppnSjL.BoxElderBugAD.jpg === Photo

(Neither of these images belong to me- I just found them through Google while researching.)

^-^ Thanks for sharing!
… Natalie House, 16 February, 2009 - 7:03am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Red-shouldered Bug.
… Andrew Meeds, 3 October, 2006 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

Eastern Boxelder Bug
see Guide page of Boisea trivittata
… Robin McLeod, 3 October, 2006 - 1:49am login or register to post comments

Try this: red shouldered bug


Yours does look like a milkweed bug, but has what I'd call a thinner neck. (By now, you can see I'm no expert. And I'm not at all sure this is right. Also, note that box elder bugs are similar.)
… Ron Hemberger, 2 October, 2006 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

 
ok..
yea... i thought it looked familiar... these things are all over my school too... lol... I'm used to seeing the nymphs though... lol... as for you and expert status... it works well enough for me...:D thanks!!
… Andrew Meeds, 2 October, 2006 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

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