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Squash Vine Borer - Hodges#2536 (Eichlinia cucurbitae)
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Copyright © 2016
winnph
Orange and black bug, black wings -
Eichlinia cucurbitae
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
June 14, 2016
Size: 2 cm
Spotted resting on a ground cherry (Physalis sp.). Looks like it wants you to think it's a wasp, but it seems not very waspy to me. Anyone have an ID?
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Contributed by
winnph
on 15 June, 2016 - 1:31pm
Moved, Melittia cucurbitae
Moved from
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. Please remember to check "adult" or "immature," especially for moths and butterflies. I've done it here for you.
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Aaron Hunt
, 15 June, 2016 - 1:33pm
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