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large milkweed bug |
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Oncopeltus fasciatus |
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Hemiptera (true bugs, cicadas, hoppers, aphids and allies) |
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Euhemiptera |
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Neohemiptera |
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Prosorrhyncha |
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Heteroptera (true bugs) |
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Euheteroptera |
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Neoheteroptera |
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Panheteroptera |
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Infraorder: |
Pentatomomorpha |
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Superfamily: |
Lygaeoidea |
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Family: |
Lygaeidae (seed bugs) |
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Subfamily: |
Lygaeinae |
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| Nymph Food | Seeds of milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) |
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Sources: 7. |
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| Synonyms |
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| Common Names |
greater milkweed bug large milkweed bug |
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