Large Milkweed Bug Facts. The milkweed beetle derives its name tetraophthalmus latin for four eyes from the curious structure of its eyes. Milkweed bugs large and small family lygaedidae september 15 2015.
Milkweed bugs unlike beetles moths flies and butterflies belong to the true bugs category of insects. Lygaeus kalmii angustomarginatus is found in north temperate regions of north america and is not a migratory insect. They are large milkweed bugs oncopeltus fasciatus.
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In fact it is the only host plant of the monarch butterfly. Because milkweed pods are crowded with milkweed bugs in these gulp waning days of summer the buglady has spruced up this botw from five years ago with some new facts and photos. They are two species of milkweed bugs one smaller than the other. The large milkweed bug is 1 2 3 4 13 18mm long.