''Oncopeltus zonatus'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of seed bug in the family

Lygaeidae The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. However, while many of the species feed on ...

, found in the Neotropics in Guiana, Peru, and Chile. ''Oncopeltus zonatus'' is a terrestrial species. Its known host plants are ''

Asclepias curassavica ''Asclepias curassavica'', commonly known as tropical milkweed, is a flowering plant species of the milkweed genus, ''Asclepias''. It is native to the American tropics and has a pantropical distribution as an introduced species. Other common nam ...

'', ''

Funastrum clausum ''Funastrum clausum'', commonly known as white twinevine, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is native to southern Florida and Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South ...

'', and '' Nerium oleander''.

References

Lygaeidae Hemiptera of South America Insects described in 1848 Taxa named by Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson {{Lygaeoidea-stub