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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 ]
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]
Labidomera suturella, commonly known as the tropical milkweed leaf beetle is a species of beetle from the family Chrysomelidae. [1] Description
These beetles feed by opening veins in the milkweed plant, decreasing the beetles' exposure to latex-like sap. [6] 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.
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.
Dogbane beetle Chrysochus brevefasciatus: Pic, 1934 [7] Shanghai, China: Chrysochus chinensis: Baly, 1859 [8] Central, North and Northeast China, Japan, Mongolia and the Russian Far East Chrysochus cobaltinus: LeConte, 1857 Western United States and British Columbia Blue milkweed beetle Chrysochus globicollis: Lefèvre, 1888
A monarch butterfly feeding on milkweed. (Shutterstock) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pushing for added protections for the monarch butterfly after seeing a population decline of about 80%.
The beetle is 9 to 12 mm (0.35 to 0.47 in) long and is yellow to bright red with black spots. It is one of the largest leaf beetles native to North America. The name Argus comes from the mythical Greek giant Argus Panoptes , who was sometimes depicted with 100 eyes, because the beetle is able to stretch out its red head beyond its pronotum , as ...