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Small Milkweed Bug
Stanley Jones

Small Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus kaimia)

Small Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus kaimia: Lygaeidae) 10.0-11.0 mm (0.39-0.43) long. Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, southwest of Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. South Texas Plains Vegetational Area. Rio Grande floodplain. Mesquite woodland with mixed Tamulipan scrub adjacent to a resaca at ca. 37 m (121 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
South Texas Plains Vegetational Area. Rio Grande floodplain. Mesquite woodland with mixed Tamulipan scrub adjacent to a resaca at ca. 37 m (121 ft) elevation.
Location
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, southwest of Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
April 2017
Scientific name
Lygaeus kaimia
Equipment used
Canon
Kits
Oh isn't he handsome, Stanley! Wonderful colours.
 
Deerbird
How do you find so many different small bugs, etc, etc.? You are good at finding them, and getting great closeups too. I like the colors on this one you got Stanley
 
KC Foggin
Supporter
You sure have a whole lot of colorful insects and beetles Stanley. This is certainly one of them ;)
 

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Invertebrates
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