Large Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus (Erythrischius) fasciatus (Dallas & W. S. 1852)

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Oncopeltus fasciatus (Large Milkweed Bug) is a species of Heteroptera in the family Lygaeidae. They visit flowers of (page not found), rush milkweed, Ruth's milkweed, and Oleander. They are diurnal. Individuals can grow to 14 mm.

URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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EOL has data for 17 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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behavioral circadian rhythm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001502
- Definition: Any measurable or observable behavioral characteristic related to a daily biological activity cycle.
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diurnal
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
- Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.
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body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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14 mm
cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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hemimetabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/hemimetabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis, resulting in a gradual change in body form with each molt, without a pupal stage.
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eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Baccharis sarothroides A. Gray (desertbroom)
feeding structure
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/FeedingStructure
- Definition: The morphological structure of body parts used to ingest food.
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piercing-sucking mouthparts
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/piercingSucking
- Definition: Mouthparts modified into long or short, sclerotized piercing devices that are used to penetrate the host/prey/substrate to gain access to food, and liquids are transported through the food canal with the aid of a pressure gradient created by a sucking pump.
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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temperate
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206
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has host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Asclepias syriaca L. (common milkweed)
visits
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002618
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Asclepias syriaca L. (common milkweed)
visits flowers of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002622
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Asclepias subulata Decne. (rush milkweed)

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Large Milkweed Bug. View this species on GBIF

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