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Location: Dallas, TX
May 16, 2011 11:08 am
I found this orange and black bug on my squash plants this morning. I’m in Dallas, Texas. Can you identify it?
Thanks,
Misty
Signature: Misty
Squash Vine Borer
Hi Misty,
Though it looks like a wasp, the Squash Vine Borer, Melittia cucurbitae, is actually a moth.
Well, that will teach me for hesitating to kill an insect that looks interesting. It was quite pretty, but it’s gonna die if I see it again. Thanks very much!!!! 
Misty
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