Milkweed Bug
Other Name(s): Large Milkweed Bug
Characteristics: Adult milkweed bugs do not seem to damage garden and field crops. They drink the nectar of various plants as well as the milkweed plant, their namesake.
Adults may be seen in huge numbers on warm winter days as they overwinter. This species lays bright red eggs taht hatch in the spring. Nymphs are also bright red with black antennae (seen in the photo with adults at right).
General Adult Size (Length):
10mm to 15mm
(0.39in to 0.59in)
Identifying Colors: black; orange; red
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Montana
Category: True Bug
Common Name: Milkweed Bug
Scientific Name: (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Genus: Oncopeltus
Species: fasciatus
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