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  2. Large milkweed bug - Wikipedia

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    Oncopeltus fasciatus, known as the large milkweed bug, is a medium-sized hemipteran (true bug) of the family Lygaeidae. [2] It is distributed throughout North America , from Central America through Mexico and the Caribbean to southern areas in Canada . [ 2 ]

  3. Chrysochus cobaltinus - Wikipedia

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    Chrysochus cobaltinus, the cobalt milkweed beetle or blue milkweed beetle, is a member of the diverse family of leaf beetles, Chrysomelidae. It is named after its cobalt-blue exoskeleton, which makes it easy to spot and distinguish, and its tendency to feed off milkweed plants. It occurs in the Western United States and British Columbia. [3]

  4. Lygaeus kalmii - Wikipedia

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    Lygaeus kalmii kalmii Stal, 1874 – western small milkweed bug. Range includes Arizona (where it is very common in almost every sandy-grassy patch) and California, though California milkweed bugs are somewhat rare. The western subspecies has white spots and are seen with milkweed in bushy dry areas, but only for feeding, and in wet areas to ...

  5. Lygaeidae - Wikipedia

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    The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. [1] Many species feed on seeds, some on sap or seed pods, others are omnivores and a few, such as the wekiu bug, are insectivores.

  6. Multiple monarch butterfly populations likely will become ...

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    A monarch butterfly feeding on milkweed. (Shutterstock) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pushing for added protections for the monarch butterfly after seeing a population decline of about 80%.

  7. 7 Tips for Growing Milkweed from Seed to Attract Monarch ...

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    Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed monarch butterflies, whose numbers in the ...

  8. Lygaeus turcicus - Wikipedia

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    The false milkweed bug is widely distributed across the eastern United States and Canada. [5] It primarily feeds on the seeds of false sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides. [6] The false milkweed bug is commonly confused with other black and red or orange insects, including Oncopeltus fasciatus, Lygaeus kalmii, and Lygaeus reclivatus. [5]

  9. Hemiptera - Wikipedia

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    Humans have interacted with the Hemiptera for millennia. Some species, including many aphids, are significant agricultural pests, damaging crops by sucking the sap. Others harm humans more directly as vectors of serious viral diseases. The bed bug is a persistent parasite of humans, and some kissing bugs can transmit Chagas disease.