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opening the box of nearly identical black and red heteropterans and shoving my hand in there to pull out and reveal Lygaeus equestris, a common european species. it may not look as whimsical as Corizus or have spooky eye markings like Pyrrhocoris but those wings are much flashier. it's probably also worth mentioning that the box of nearly identical black and red heteropterans has like a thousand other guys in there that i can't keep track of
(October 20th, 2024)
hi! could I get an ID for this little cutie?
(location is Southeast Arizona)
Bug ID - AZ, USA:
Henlo, yesss, I believe this bug is the nymph of a Western Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus k. kalmii), family Lygaeidae.
Species Lygaeus kalmii - Small Milkweed Bug - BugGuide.Net
Lygaeus kalmii - Wikipedia
My friend and I found a milkweed bug. We named her Doreen, thought yall would like it
Milkweed bug!
I love her... Small Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus kalmii), family Lygaeidae.
Small Milkweed Bug, Lygaeus kalmii (by me)
Bug of the Day
We had a TON of large milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) all over our milkweed this fall, and I was always checking for other red-and-black milkweed-eating beasties, but never saw any. So I found it funny that I finally spotted this small milkweed bug (Lygaeus kalmii) in mid-October, but on goldenrod, not on milkweed.
