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Beetle? - Oncopeltus aulicus
Copyright © 2007 JKSeidel

Beetle? - Oncopeltus aulicus
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
June 13, 2007
Size: Approx. 1/2" length
Multiple insects of this type on nectar rich flowering plants in area, esp. butterfly garden. Not noted on non-flowering flora. Winged but reluctant to fly.
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Contributed by JKSeidel on 28 June, 2007 - 12:29pm
Last updated 23 December, 2024 - 1:46pm

Moved
Moved from Large Milkweed Bug.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 23 December, 2024 - 3:24am login or register to post comments

can be frassed
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… v belov, 15 November, 2008 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

Large Milkweed Bug
- the butterfly garden probably has lots of milkweed for the monarch caterpillars, in which case these bugs are usually present too. More info here.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 28 June, 2007 - 12:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you very much for the I
Thank you very much for the ID! There are plenty of monarchs present, throughout the year. So, you must be right about there being some form of milkweed present in the area. The only thing I noticed for sure was that these bugs were only apparent on plants in the garden area that were in bloom and tagged as nectar bearing.

EDIT: After looking at pics of various types of milkweed, there are some just down the path from this plant. Sigh, and after ID'ing the plant that it's on ... Giant Milkweed.
… JKSeidel, 28 June, 2007 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

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