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Large milkweed bug in a real flap - Oncopeltus fasciatus
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

Large milkweed bug in a real flap - Oncopeltus fasciatus
Riley Wilderness Park, Coto De Caza, Orange County, California, USA
August 16, 2007
I love the way they look, wings up, but they're usually scurrying up or down a milkweed stalk at the time. This one posed briefly.
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 18 August, 2007 - 11:51pm
Last updated 21 December, 2010 - 8:06am

Great shot of
a behavior not easily 'frozen' on camera! I've seen it, but haven't managed to get a picture.
… Hartmut Wisch, 22 August, 2007 - 1:07am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks; it happened a bit oddly.
We probably have the same experience of them flapping while moving up and down a stalk. This one simply walked up, then started to flap the way a normal beetle would. Hope you get your shot! I've been trying to get one with a ladybird.
… Ron Hemberger, 22 August, 2007 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

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