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allograpta obliqua
Adults: has two thick yellow stripes across the thorax and two rows of vertical and diagonal lines on the abdomen. Larvae: green maggots with an orange spot slightly raised from the rest of the body on a stock near vent (notice the stock on the highest part of the cocoon). They feed off plant parasites like aphids.
Common in North Amarica.
Mimics yellow jackets.
Spotted on Sep 5, 2015
Submitted on Sep 7, 2015
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