Feb 12, 2025
I found this little friend in the Andean region of Colombia. Can you tell me what it is?
I can! It's a seed bug in the genus Oncopeltus :)
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I found this little friend in the Andean region of Colombia. Can you tell me what it is?
I can! It's a seed bug in the genus Oncopeltus :)
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Large milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) in Wood Dale, Illinois, USA
by Olaf Nelson
Large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
Photo by Marlin Harms
Milkweed bug nymphs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) on immature seed pods of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Bug of the Day - Arachtober!
Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) with orange Fear Sauce and a side order of Spider :-)
Large Milkweed Bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus (by me)
Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
Ryan Hodnett | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original on Wikimedia Commons