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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
November 12, 2005
Size: 10mm
Not a great shot, but it does establish the unusually small size of this one.

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Large Milkweed bug - small size - Oncopeltus cingulifer Large Milkweed bug - small size - Oncopeltus cingulifer
Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 4 December, 2005 - 2:49pm
Last updated 2 January, 2025 - 10:17pm

Moved
Moved from Oncopeltus sandarachatus.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 2 January, 2025 - 10:17pm

Moved
Moved from subgenus Erythrischius.
… v belov, 8 June, 2020 - 3:03pm

Moved
Moved from Large Milkweed Bug.
… Arturo Santos, 4 June, 2020 - 5:57pm

Oncopeltus sandarachatus
This is O. sandarachatus, often mistaken for O. fasciatus from Florida.

Actually an excellent shot, as the smaller size is one of the key features to this species, usually not visible on a photo. Congrat. Very typical specimen.
… Fabien Piednoir, 4 June, 2020 - 11:15am

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