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Small Milkweed Bug Nymphs? - Oncopeltus fasciatus
Copyright © 2007 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Small Milkweed Bug Nymphs? - Oncopeltus fasciatus
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens County, New York, USA
August 26, 2007
Size: two distinct sizes
I'm not a plant person, but I think this is a milkweed pod. I saw one actual adult Small Milkweed Bug in the vicinity. Two distinct sizes here. Possibly both large and small milkweed bug nymphs judging by the pictures in the guide.
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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 26 August, 2007 - 8:00pm
Last updated 10 October, 2007 - 4:09pm

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 October, 2007 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

I am...
and it definitely is (A plant person/a milkweed pod, that is)...
… Chuck Entz, 26 August, 2007 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

The pattern looks wrong for small milkweed bug
We would say these are Oncopeltus nymphs instead. Here
… john and jane balaban, 26 August, 2007 - 8:53pm login or register to post comments

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