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This large milkweed bug is a hemimetabolous insect, ... Toxic compounds in milkweeds are also sequestered, giving this insect its toxicity.
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]
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.
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 National Wildlife Federation recommends the following three species that will work in most regions of the U.S.: Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), and ...
The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. [1] Many species feed on seeds, some on sap or seed pods, others are omnivores and a few, such as the wekiu bug, are insectivores.
A study of the insulative properties of various materials found that milkweed floss was outperformed by other materials in terms of insulation, loft, and lumpiness, but it scored well when mixed with down feathers. [30] The milkweed filaments from the coma (the "floss") are hollow and coated with wax, and have good insulation qualities.
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 ...