Spilostethus saxatilis (Milkweed Bug sp.)

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Like other Lygaeidae, Spilostethus saxatilis has an annual life cycle consisting of an egg followed by five successive nymphal stages before becoming an adult.

The first 2 photos show an adult; the other 3 photos show a nymph.

Nature Reserve Schlangenberg, Breinigerberg, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, 7 August 2022

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