Kebnat
INSECTS

Small Milkweed Bug

Lygaeus kalmii

Insects
Native
Small Milkweed Bug, photo 1 of 5
Small Milkweed Bug, Nymph
Small Milkweed Bug, photo 3 of 5
10–12 mmLength

True bug in the family Lygaeidae 10–12 mm long. Feeds on insects.

There are 526 observations of Small Milkweed Bug in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal158
  2. Montérégie125
  3. Outaouais51
  4. Laurentides49
  5. Estrie42
  6. Capitale-Nationale36
  7. Mauricie22
  8. Lanaudière9
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  10. Laval8
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  12. Centre-du-Québec5
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  15. Côte-Nord1

Similar species

Large Milkweed BugOncopeltus fasciatus
False Milkweed BugLygaeus turcicus
Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis
Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmus
Lily Leaf BeetleLilioceris lilii
Cocklebur WeevilRhodobaenus quinquepunctatus