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Chrysochus cobaltinus, the cobalt milkweed beetle or blue milkweed beetle, is a member of the diverse family of leaf beetles, Chrysomelidae. It is named after its cobalt-blue exoskeleton, which makes it easy to spot and distinguish, and its tendency to feed off milkweed plants. It occurs in the Western United States and British Columbia. [3]
Mating milkweed beetles on common milkweed. The beetle vibrates when it is making a warning noise. A red milkweed beetle cutting milkweed vein to reduce/stop latex pressure before feeding beyond the cut. When startled, the beetles make a shrill noise, while they make a 'purring' noise when interacting with another beetle. [6]
Oncopeltus fasciatus, known as the large milkweed bug, is a medium-sized hemipteran (true bug) of the family Lygaeidae. [2] It is distributed throughout North America, from Central America through Mexico and the Caribbean to southern areas in Canada. [2] Costa Rica represents this insect's southern limit. [3]
The beetle can be found throughout North America in meadows and roadsides. It can also be found in the Caribbean. It feeds on the foliage of plants, including milkweed, raspberry, maize, and sweet potato. [7] It can defoliate entire plants. [1] [8] One plant that it feeds on is the morning glory, which has leaves that are protected by alkaloids ...
Lygaeus kalmii kalmii Stal, 1874 – western small milkweed bug. Range includes Arizona (where it is very common in almost every sandy-grassy patch) and California, though California milkweed bugs are somewhat rare. The western subspecies has white spots and are seen with milkweed in bushy dry areas, but only for feeding, and in wet areas to ...
The milkweed leaf beetle (Labidomera clivicollis) is a species of leaf beetle from the family Chrysomelidae. [2] It is round bodied, 8–11 mm in length with a black head and pronotum and bright orange to yellow elytra with variable mottled black patches.
Labidomera suturella, commonly known as the tropical milkweed leaf beetle is a species of beetle from the family Chrysomelidae. [1] Description
Tetraopes basalis, also known as the western milkweed longhorn beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1852. It is known from the United States. [1] The western milkweed longhorn beetle is most often seen from April to August, feeding on all parts of its Asclepias host plants. [2]