Flying insect with orange wings - Pepsis pallidolimbata Fountain Hills (Phoenix), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA September 24, 2009 Size: ca 3.5 cm
This is a flying insect.The body is black, but the insect is conspicuous due to large bright orange-red wings. Here, the insect is feeding on the flower of a Desert Milkweed (Asclepias subulata).
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Marianne Kummels on 13 October, 2009 - 12:12am Last updated 3 October, 2015 - 11:22pm |