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Insects
Orange-and-black seed bug clustering on milkweed pods.
Field facts
HabitatPrairies, roadsides with milkweed
RangeStatewide
When to lookJune to October
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesBoxelder Bug, Milkweed beetles
Field note: Its warning colours advertise the milkweed toxins it stores.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Leave milkweed pods standing; they feed bugs and finches alike.
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