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Photo#32465
Oleander Aphid, winged form - Aphis nerii

Oleander Aphid, winged form - Aphis nerii
Parkwood, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
September 17, 2005
Size: circa 4 mm
Winged and non-winged forms of Oleander Aphid. A presumed syrphid larva, possibly Ocyptamus, is at the lower part of the photo. (See comments below about possible identity of the syrphid larva.)

Could be something else
I found a couple of syrphid larvae on milkweed feeding on Oleander nerii and also other aphids. They are very similar to this one and one was identified as Eupeodes americanus. Maybe some day we'll get a key to syrphid larvae and solve these mysteries.
It is possible that this one is not Ocyptamus but something else.

 
Roger that
Yes, you are quite right. I'll move the other image up to the family level.

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