🪲Large milkweed bug

Oncopeltus fasciatus (Dallas, 1852)

La chinche del algodoncillo (Oncopeltus fasciatus) es una chinche de la familia Lygaeidae. Se distribuye desde el sur de Canadá a través de todos los Estados Unidos, hasta México, Costa Rica y el Caribe. Prospera en zonas modificadas por el ser humano, como al borde de carreteras y pastizales. Debido a su amplia distribución, presenta hábitos de vida muy variados según las circunstancias locales.

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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Oncopeltus fasciatus yet.

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Body mass: not recorded
Body length: not recorded
Shoulder height: not recorded
Top speed: not recorded
Bite force: not recorded
Maximum lifespan: not recorded

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kingdomMetazoa
phylumArthropoda
subphylumHexapoda
classInsects · Insecta
subclassPterygota
orderTrue bugs · Hemiptera
suborderHeteroptera
infraorderPentatomomorpha
superfamilyLygaeoidea
familyLygaeidae
subfamilyLygaeinae
genusOncopeltus

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