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Hello, Bug People!
I observed these little guys last summer in VA over the course of several weeks, from larva to adulthood, yet I’m still not sure what they are! There were a few colonies on different milkweed plants, so I figured they were milkweed beetles, but they do not look like any pictures of milkweed bugs I’ve seen. Did I misidentify my little bug friends?
Val
Hi Val,
You Large Milkweed Bugs, Oncopeltus fasciatus, are True Bugs or Hemipterans, not Beetles. They suck juices from the maturing and mature seeds of milkweed.
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