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β§ large milkweed bug β§
The large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) is a medium-sized hemipteran (true bug) in the family Lygaeidae. It is distributed throughout North America, from Central America through Mexico, the Caribbean and the United States, to southern Canada. It inhabits disturbed areas, roadsides, and open pastures. Due to ...
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5th-instar large milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) on Asclepias incarnata. I know a lot of people go to great lengths to get rid of them, but they're gorgeous and not competing with the monarch larvae so I just let them be. #milkweed #bugs #aposematic #hemiptera #lygaeidae #insects #entomology