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Large Milkweed Bug - Oncopeltus fasciatus - male - female

Large Milkweed Bug - Oncopeltus fasciatus - Male Female
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA
June 24, 2009
Gettin' busy on butterfly weed

Looks as though the right one has
Milkweed pollinia attached to the back leg

 
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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