-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-​True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)

-True Bugs (Suborder Heteroptera)​

-Pentatomomorph Bugs (Infraorder Pentatomomorpha)

-Seed Bugs and Allies (Superfamily lygaeoidea)

-Family Lygaeidea​

-Subfamily Lygaeidae​

-Tribe Lygaeinae​

-​Genus Oncopeltus

-Oncopeltus guttaloides

Oncopeltus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae, commonly known for their plant-feeding habits. These bugs are often referred to as "milkweed bugs" due to their association with milkweed plants, which are a primary food source for many species within the genus.