Scientific Name:  Lygaeus kalmii
Order:  Hemiptera
Family:  Lygaeidae
Diet: Seeds and foliage of milkweed plant.
Vegetation Association: Milkweed plants.
Predators:  Few predators.  Milkweed bugs do not taste good.  They warn their would-be predators of this foul taste with their bright coloring.
Life Stages:  Incomplete metamorphosis; egg, nymph, adult.
Notes:  They are orange-red and black in color.  They inject enzymes into their food to aid in digestion.  They help to control populations of milkweed plants.  This is the small species of milkweed bug.
Photo:  To be added.