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Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
Photo#482102
Copyright © 2010
Kelly Fiegle
Large Milkweed Bug -
Oncopeltus fasciatus
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Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA
June 24, 2009
Gettin' busy on butterfly weed
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Contributed by
Kelly Fiegle
on 29 December, 2010 - 4:18pm
Last updated 9 April, 2017 - 10:57am
Looks as though the right one has
Milkweed pollinia attached to the back leg
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john and jane balaban
, 29 December, 2010 - 4:21pm
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pollinia
Cool! I hadn't even noticed, and I didn't realize that the Large Milkweed Bugs were pollinators for Milkweed. I found another photo which shows the pollinia more clearly - cool!
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Kelly Fiegle
, 30 December, 2010 - 5:57am
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