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On common milkweed - Taracticus octopunctatus

On common milkweed - Taracticus octopunctatus
Schuylkill Nature Center, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 28, 2011
Feeding on what looks like a parasitic wasp. There were lots of aphids nearby and some were mummified; there were even some with the emergence hole left by the wasp. I also saw a longlegged fly feeding, once again, on a possible parasitic wasp. I wish I had been able to take better pictures of the prey (Aphidiinae, perhaps?). These kinds of interactions are fascinating.

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Moved from Robber Flies.

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