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Red & Black Bug (small milkweed bug)

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Small milkweed bug
by: Moni

Luann
As Lin said, this is the small milkweed bug. The more western specimens show the white band around the hind wings like yours...tho I would not say you are western!
The adults and nymphs feed on milkweeds, but also on flowers and especially seeds from various herbaceous plants including weeds. It is not considered a pest.
These insects are found over much of North America.

Small Milkweed Bugs
by: Lin

These are Small Milkweed Bugs, Lygaeus kalmii, and they are perfectly harmless. The insect feeds on the pods of Milkweed Plants. It normally feeds on the pods, stems, and seeds of the milkweed. As this plant seems to be declining locally in the face of human progress, the insect will no doubt become increasingly rare.”

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