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Milkweed Bug - Oncopeltus fasciatus
Copyright © 2015 Kris Holmes

Milkweed Bug - Oncopeltus fasciatus
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
August 11, 2015
Size: about 3/4 inch
Is this the small milkweed bug, or the large milkweed bug, and which stage might it be in? The plant is Asclepias tuberosa.
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Contributed by Kris Holmes on 11 August, 2015 - 12:18pm
Last updated 11 August, 2015 - 10:40pm

Moved to Oncopeltus fasciatus
Moved from ID Request.

Welcome to BugGuide and congratulations, Kris. This is the first Large Milkweed Bug posted on the guide in August for Kansas.
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… Robert Lord Zimlich, 11 August, 2015 - 10:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Well...
Thanks, but I'd be happier if they weren't out there all over the Asclepias. I'm also up to my elbows in aphids.
… Kris Holmes, 12 August, 2015 - 3:42am login or register to post comments

Oncopeltus fasciatus
adult
… metrioptera, 11 August, 2015 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the quick reply
The reason I wasn't sure about this was that the images I can find online, including here, all seem to show bugs that are much more elongated looking, not so oval. Thanks again for the help.
… Kris Holmes, 11 August, 2015 - 2:48pm login or register to post comments

yes, milkweed bug. Nice pic.
yes, milkweed bug. Nice pic.
… Mosz026644, 11 August, 2015 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

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