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jenbrink Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6a) Jul 07, 2006

This guy is on my Goldfingers and Coreopsis. I think he is just getting pollen???

Good guy or Bad?

I've been watching him, don't seem to be doing damage to the plants.

Anyone know what he is? The closest I seen in my book is Milkweed or a Stain beetle. (???)

Thanks for any help!

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pepsidrinker La Salle, MI(Zone 5b) Jul 07, 2006

looks like a box elder to me.

Connie

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jenbrink Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6a) Jul 07, 2006

cegoins: I seen that in my book (the box elder) but it looked a little different than this guy.
You may be right.

I know he has good sight, he sees me and tries to hide!!
Took me forever to get a good photo of one of them

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Night_Bloom Griffin, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 07, 2006

My guess would be a milkweed bug - probably a small (Eastern) milkweed bug, Lygaeus kalmii. Take a look at this picture... http://bugguide.net/node/view/8942/bgpage .

It looks an awful lot like your bug.

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jenbrink Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6a) Jul 07, 2006

Thank you Night Bloom. Yeah that is him FOR SURE!!

Thanks for taking the time to look.

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