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Small Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus kalmii)
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Copyright © 2014
jeffmoore
insect on prairie -
Lygaeus kalmii
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
March 30, 2014
Size: 18 mm or so
Found this flying on the prairie on the 70 degree day last Sunday. Looks a lot like a box elder bug, but not quite.
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Last updated 2 April, 2014 - 5:28pm
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Lygaeus kalmii
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Steve Hahus
, 1 April, 2014 - 10:13am
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