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Monday Morning Mystery 062121
Saw this guy on a Common Milkweed by the Celery Farm yesterday.
What is it? (I think I know.)
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Asiatic lady bug pupa. I had a bunch on my house this year. The larvae look fierce, as befits such a useful predator. Now the adults are eating aphids around my yard.
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A “Blushing” Lady Bug?
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Easy one. Milkweed bug?
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Asiatic lady bug pupa. I had a bunch on my house this year. The larvae look fierce, as befits such a useful predator. Now the adults are eating aphids around my yard.
COOX2
A “Blushing” Lady Bug?
Sallyt
Easy one. Milkweed bug?