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Family Lygaeidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Milkweed Bugs in subfamily LYGAEINAE
that
we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- 4-Coloured Milk
Vine Bug
 
 - Oncopeltus sordidus, adult body length 16mm
- The bug is colourful, with red head, brown thorax, yellow wing-covers and
black wing tips. Its abdomen is bright orange-yellow with red tip. The bug
is eye-catching when sitting on green plants. On Jan 2009, we found one in Ford Road Conservation Area,
it was wandering around and feeding on food plants. Check this page
for more pictures and information.
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- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 499.
- 2. LYGAEIDAE
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Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts,
2002.
- 3. A taxonomic revision of the Lygaeinae of Australia (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) - Slater, A., University of Kansas science bulletin, v. 52(8,i.e.9) p. 301-481, 1985.
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