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Labidomera clivicollis
Does major damage to milkweed plants. Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweeds and the larva feed on the plant. After these beetles do their damage there isn't much left for the butterflies.
Spotted on Jun 23, 2013
Submitted on Jun 23, 2013
2 Comments
nice
Nice spotting -Welcome to ProjectNoah Skinner !
Could you please edit your spotting and provide the scientific name and references for this interesting native.
Labidomera clivicollis
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2970
Thanks.