Subspecies

Lygaeus kalmii kalmii (Western small milkweed bug)

Lygaeus kalmii kalmii. Photo: no rights reserved

Lygaeus kalmii, known generally as the small milkweed bug or common milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Heteroptera (True bugs)
        Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha (Pentatomomorph bugs)
        Superfamily: Lygaeoidea (Seed bugs and allies)
        Family: Lygaeidae (Seed bugs)
        Subfamily: Lygaeinae
        Genus: Lygaeus
        Complex: Lygaeus kalmii (Small milkweed bug complex)
        Species: Lygaeus kalmii (Small milkweed bug)
        Subspecies: Lygaeus kalmii kalmii (Western small milkweed bug)

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