Milkweed Bug Oncopeltus aulicus

Photo: Martijn Terpstra

Classification

Lygaeidae [family]

Oncopeltus [genus] (1)

aulicus [species]

Classification

Lygaeidae [family]

Oncopeltus [genus] (1)

aulicus [species]

Names

English name	Milkweed Bug
Valid name	Oncopeltus aulicus Fabricius, 1775

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Arthropoda [phylum] Arthropods
  - Hexapoda [subphylum] Hexapods
    - Insecta [class] Insects
      - Hemiptera [order] Scale Insects
        
        Heteroptera [suborder] True Bugs
        
        Lygaeoidea [superfamily]
        
        Lygaeidae [family] Seed Bugs
        
        Oncopeltus Stål 1868 [genus]
        
        Oncopeltus aulicus Fabricius, 1775 [species] Milkweed Bug