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Small Milkweed Bug
Photos © Judy Gallagher; Metz Wetland, Woodbridge, VA; May 2010    

Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
Family Lygaeidae (Seed Bugs)

Size: 10-12 mm (body length)

Season: February-October

Habitat: Fields and meadows with milkweed and other flowers

Food: Adults eat milkweed seeds and nectar from the flowers of various herbaceous plants