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Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) - Oncopeltus fasciatus
Copyright © 2009 Joyce Fox

Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) - Oncopeltus fasciatus
Glassy Mountain, Spartenberg County, South Carolina, USA
September 10, 2009
Size: 1/2 inch
Color in this photo (more or less accurate) is yellow or gold with black markings but the guide photos from this site (BugGuide) are usually more reddish orange with some yellow-gold exceptions. Photos in the National Audobon Society "Insects and Spiders" show orange while the photo in the NWF guide also shows orange. These are immatures. The disposition on the flower was unusual. Typically they were on nearby milkweed.
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Contributed by Philip Brody on 17 September, 2009 - 9:39pm
Last updated 7 October, 2009 - 12:42pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Philip Brody, 7 October, 2009 - 12:42pm login or register to post comments

large milkweed bug
Is what they look like to me. Though I'm seeing some minor differences, but it could be due to where they are in their development. What a great shot - the color is awesome! I only find them on milkweed plants.

… Andrew Williams, 18 September, 2009 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

 
anyone need a magazine cover?
I love this image! Great color, well-cropped. I can imagine on a National Geographic cover. If it were two feet high I'd put it on my wall!
… Abigail M. Parker, 18 September, 2009 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

Not beetles.
Some kind of bug nymphs.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 17 September, 2009 - 10:24pm login or register to post comments

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