Oncopeltus sanguinolentus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Lygaeidae |
| Genus: | Oncopeltus |
| Species: | O. sanguinolentus
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| Oncopeltus sanguinolentus Van Duzee, 1914
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Oncopeltus sanguineolentus Van Duzee, 1914 | |
Oncopeltus sanguinolentus, the blood-colored milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2] Like several other members in the genus Oncopeltus, it preferentially feeds on milkweed plants, particularly Asclepias subulata. [3]
References
- ^ Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2021). "species Oncopeltus sanguinolentus Van Duzee, 1914". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ "Oncopeltus sanguineolentus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Species Oncopeltus sanguineolentus". BugGuide.net.
Further reading
- Slater, James A.; O'Donnell, Jane E. (1995). A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World (1960-1994). The New York Entomological Society. ISBN 978-0-913-424-16-2.