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Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
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Copyright © 2011
Christopher Lawler
Is this a form or variation of a milkweed bug? -
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 26, 2011
Size: about an inch...
Taken at dusk in a field where milkweed bugs and beetles are common...but this specimen is unique to all others I've come across
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Contributed by
Christopher Lawler
on 1 October, 2011 - 1:32pm
Last updated 27 September, 2015 - 9:46am
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john and jane balaban
, 25 November, 2011 - 3:54pm
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john and jane balaban
, 24 October, 2011 - 5:52pm
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This looks...
...to me like a specimen which has recently molted, hence the "wet" or "transparent" look to it. I'd be curious to hear what the experts say.
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John Stanard
, 1 October, 2011 - 2:31pm
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Not an expert, but...
I was thinking the same thing: that it might be a newly eclosed specimen--maybe one that's had just a bit more drying time than this one:
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 1 October, 2011 - 2:36pm
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I believe...
You've nailed it, Ken. Your image squares up perfectly with the OP's image.
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John Stanard
, 1 October, 2011 - 10:52pm
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