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Photo#349976
Aphid eater on milkweed. Early instar larva - Eupeodes

Aphid eater on milkweed. Early instar larva - Eupeodes
Schuylkill Nature Center, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
November 1, 2009
Size: 4 mm.
On Asclepias syriaca, eating Myzocallis asclepiadis aphids.

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