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Large milkweed seed bug - Oncopeltus fasciatus
Copyright © 2005 Maria Fremlin

Large milkweed seed bug - Oncopeltus fasciatus
By lake Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 1, 2005
Size: ~ 15 mm, perhaps bigger
Imago feeding on a milkweed seed. Its beak is pointing down, I think. Compare its position with the one on this image. I wonder if the stylet is that very thin thing pointing towards the seed? Anybody out there who knows their mouth parts?
I wish that the image was sharper though.
If you want to see some fantastic pictures of the European Heteroptera visit this site.

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Contributed by Maria Fremlin on 19 October, 2005 - 9:37am
Last updated 19 October, 2005 - 12:33pm

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