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True Bugsorange and black beetle in backyard garden
Am enclosing pic of beetle we can’t identify. Have searched books, charts, and net without success. Thanks
Cosmo Zipeto
Hi Cosmo,
Finally that attachment worked. This is not a beetle. It is a True Bug, a Small Milkweed Bug, Lygaeus kalmii. They are immune to the toxins in milkweed, and are consquently toxic to predatory insects.
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