Milkweed beetle/bug

We call them milkweed bugs but i don't know the proper name.
They were swarming on the milk pods of the milkweed plant. Usually there are just a few but this time they were massing.

Seen in rondeau Provincial Park, southwestern Ontario, Canada.
If you know what they are please let me know in the comments.

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Jonathan Wilhelm said…
Those are known as Large Milkweed Bugs. I’ve never seen them in a mass like that. Maybe that milkweed plant is of superior quality :-)
9:36 pm
Rondeau Ric said…
Thanks Johnathan
8:28 am
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