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Scientific Name: Lygaeus kalmii
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Common Name: Small Milkweed Bug
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Family: Lygaeidae
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Description: A Small Milkweed Bug, Lygaeus kalmii, on Eriogonum fasciculatum (California Buckwheat) south of pHake Lake. Adults will suck nectar from a variety of flowers (as this one seemed to be doing here) as well as eating milkweed seeds.
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Notes:
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Location: Bernard Field Station
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BFS Area: Central CSS
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Photo Type: Animal--Insect
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Photographer: Nancy Hamlett
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Date Taken: 2010-06-19
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Upload Date: 2012-05-29 12:54:24
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