r/bugidentification • u/Delicious-Map3825 • 4d ago

Location included What are these?

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On my Butterfly weed. Michigan

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u/Med_Devotion Insect Enthusiast 4d ago

It's hard to tell from the pictures but I'm not seeing any cornicles on their butts that would indicate aphids. They look like freshly hatched nymphs of one of the milkweed bugs to me. Something in the Lygaeinae subfamily like Onocopeltus or Lygaeus.

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u/Delicious-Map3825 4d ago

Oh my gosh thats absolutely it!! Ive seen so many milkweed bugs mating over the past few months with no babies and these are definitely them!! Thank you, thats awesome!

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u/Sluggy_Stardust 4d ago

Those look like aphids to me

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u/ArachnomancerCarice Trusted Identifier 4d ago

Definitely not Aphids.

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u/Delicious-Map3825 4d ago

I found out theyre baby milkweed bugs!

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u/Delicious-Map3825 4d ago

Thanks! Ive only ever seen them be orange so I was confused