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Aphis nerii
Small orange bugs with 2 black spines on the abdomen.
Found feeding on common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) alongside gravel driveway in rural open meadow adjacent to a wetland.
This species is native to southwestern U.S. but has spread to the southeastern U.S.
Spotted on Aug 4, 2017
Submitted on Aug 9, 2017
2 Comments
Thanks Chun! There were a bunch of them!
Nice crowd. Beautiful spotting Lisa!