Small Milkweed
Bug (two photos)
Lygaeus kalmii

Small Milkweed Bug at Garr Ranch on Antelope Island This
bug is often
confused with
the Western Boxelder Bug.
Besides feeding on milkweed and other plants, these may turn
predatory when food becomes scarce (according to Bugguide.net) © Carol Davis, 9-18-2008

This Small Milkweed Bug nymph on Antelope Island was dining on
a juicy fly (to each his own). © Carol Davis 6-19-2009
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