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Large Milkweed bug - small size - Oncopeltus cingulifer
Copyright © 2005 Hannah Nendick-Mason

Large Milkweed bug - small size - Oncopeltus cingulifer
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
December 3, 2005
Size: 10mm
The most interesting thing about this one, apart from the lateness of the sighting (we haven't had a frost yet, which I'm sure will sort out the hardy bugs from the others), is the size. I've been watching this solitary bug for a month now - it's distinctive because of the blemish on one of its wings - and last month I measured it at exactly 10mm, which settles Patrick's question on the Info page about whether they can actually be that small as adults.

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Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 4 December, 2005 - 2:48pm
Last updated 2 January, 2025 - 10:17pm

Moved
Moved from Oncopeltus sandarachatus.

Pers. comms. Fabien Piednoir.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 2 January, 2025 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from subgenus Erythrischius.
… v belov, 8 June, 2020 - 3:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Large Milkweed Bug.
… Arturo Santos, 4 June, 2020 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

can be frassed
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