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??? - Oncopeltus cingulifer
Copyright © 2008 Matt Edmonds

??? - Oncopeltus cingulifer
Pinellas County, Florida, USA
August 2, 2008
Size: .25 inches
ID please?
Found on milkweed. I think milkweed should be re-named "halloween plant".
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Contributed by Matt Edmonds on 2 August, 2008 - 6:02pm
Last updated 2 January, 2025 - 10:20pm

Moved
Moved from sandarachatus or cingulifer.

Pers. comms. Fabien Piednoir.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 2 January, 2025 - 10:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Oncopeltus cayensis.
… v belov, 8 June, 2020 - 3:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Large Milkweed Bug.
… john and jane balaban, 29 June, 2009 - 7:58pm login or register to post comments

Milkweed Bug nymph
Not sure of the species, but seems similar to:
… apgarm, 2 August, 2008 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

 
How do we distinguish the nymphs
of this species from those of Oncopeltus sexmaculatus?
… john and jane balaban, 19 December, 2008 - 1:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Erythrischius
both O. sexmaculatus and O. cayensis nymphs have an extension of the red pattern on the 4th sternite.

This is either O. sandarachatus or O. cingulifer. More likely the first one.
… Fabien Piednoir, 8 June, 2020 - 8:31am login or register to post comments

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