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  2. Tetraopes tetrophthalmus - Wikipedia

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    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] The red and black coloring are aposematic, advertising the beetles' inedibility. Red milkweed beetles lay egg ...

  3. Large milkweed bug - Wikipedia

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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] Costa Rica represents this insect's southern limit. [3]

  4. Tetraopes - Wikipedia

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    Tetraopes is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, ... (Forster, 1771) - red milkweed beetle; Tetraopes texanus Horn, 1878; Tetraopes thermophilus ...

  5. Chrysochus cobaltinus - Wikipedia

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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]

  6. Chelymorpha cassidea - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Asclepias syriaca - Wikipedia

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    Asclepias syriaca, commonly called common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed, is a species of flowering plant. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is native to southern Canada and much of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the prairies. [ 4 ]