Large Milkweed Bug

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

Large Milkweed Bug

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.

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