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seed bugs

family Lygaeidae

Member of seed bugs and allies (superfamily Lygaeoidea)
pentatomomorph bugs (infraorder Pentatomomorpha)
true bugs (suborder Heteroptera)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

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 small milkweed bug
Lygaeus kalmii
small milkweed bug
Lygaeus kalmii
  • dark gray to black with broad orange or red band on forewing, forming an “X” shape that doesn’t quite meet in the middle
  • head black with dull red spot on top, sometimes extending down onto face
  • pronotum with red transverse band, bordered anteriorly by two black spots, and posteriorly by two black semicircular lobes
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 large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
large milkweed bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
  • orange (or dark yellow) back with black band across middle, black diamond covering posterier, black diamond covering most of anterior (including pronotum), but with an orange border

2 observed taxons / 1 unobserved taxon / 2 keys

Chris’s observations: 3 (all are research grade)

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist

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