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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Pentatomomorpha » Lygaeoidea » Seed Bugs (Lygaeidae) » Lygaeinae » Oncopeltus » subgenus Erythrischius (Oncopeltus subgenus Erythrischius) » Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
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Mamma Milkweed beetle and babies - Oncopeltus fasciatus
Copyright © 2008 Beth Sands

Mamma Milkweed beetle and babies - Oncopeltus fasciatus
Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA
August 12, 2008
Size: 1/2 "
I don't know which Milk weed beetle this is , but found it touching that her babies stayed really close to her . They scattered to the other side of the butterfly weed stem when I started taking photos . At first , i thought they were Aphids ... the babies , because they were that small and then maybe mites , but nope ... they are her babies ! Thanks for any comments , and is this the large Milkweed bug ?? Sincerely Beth
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Contributed by Beth Sands on 12 August, 2008 - 10:05pm
Last updated 13 August, 2008 - 9:14am

Moved to guide.
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… Ron M., 13 August, 2008 - 9:15am login or register to post comments

Definitely
Definitely is the Large Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus fasciatus
… Andrew Meeds, 12 August, 2008 - 10:20pm login or register to post comments

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