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red/orange bee, fly? flybee? - Eichlinia cucurbitae
Copyright © 2013 jessie2blue

red/orange bee, fly? flybee? - Eichlinia cucurbitae
Fort Plain, Montgomery County, New York, USA
July 10, 2013
Size: about an inch or so long
Photo recropped to permit large insect size. B.P.
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Contributed by jessie2blue on 10 July, 2013 - 5:36pm
Last updated 14 July, 2013 - 11:50am

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… John F. Carr, 14 July, 2013 - 11:50am login or register to post comments

Moth: Melittia cucurbitae - Squash Vine Borer
Melittia cucurbitae
… Maury J. Heiman, 10 July, 2013 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
that explains why it was hanging on my acorn squash...and here I thought it was a friendly fella...guess not so much if he/she is mowing down on my plants! And after reading the info, it seems like it may have laid a little egg on one of the leaves, the egg-thing that is there is oval shaped and a caramel/brown color...
… jessie2blue, 10 July, 2013 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

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