Subject: Black and orange wings
Geographic location of the bug: Orlando FL
Date: 10/18/2018
Time: 10:44 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: I was watering part of a community garden when I noticed this bright, beautiful insect. Is it a banded net-wing beetle? Seems more fly-like.
How you want your letter signed: Mandy
Dear Mandy,
This is a Large Milkweed Bug and here is a BugGuide image for comparison. When milkweed is not available, Large Milkweed Bugs have been reported on oleander, another plant with a toxic milky sap.