Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Asclepias spp. (Milkweed) [Asclepiadaceae]
(Observations are from Vestal, Marshall, Wagner, Yanega, Hottes & Frison, Hoffman, Arnett & Jacques, Milne & Milne, Bouseman & Sternburg, Covell, Cranshaw)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Cerambycidae: Tetraopes basalis (Milkweed Longhorn) [larvae bore into stems & roots] AL1981,Tetraopes femoratus Ya1996, Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Red Milkweed Beetle) [larvae bore into stems & roots] MM1980 Msh2006 Vst1913, Ya1996; Chrysomelidae: Chrysochus auratus (Dogbane Beetle) [adults feed on foliage] Vst1913; Curculionidae: Rhyssomatus lineaticollis [larvae live in stems] Msh2006
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Lygaeidae: Lygaeus kalmii (Small Milkweed Bug) [feeds on flowers & seedpods, preferred host plants] Crw2004 Hof1996 MM1980 Msh2006 Vst1913, Lygaeus turcicus [feeds on seeds] Hof1996, Oncopeltus fasciatus (Large Milkweed Bug) [feeds on flowers & seedpods, preferred host plants] Hof1996 MM1980 Msh2006 Vst1913
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis asclepiadis HF1931, Aphis citricola [polyphagous] HF1931, Aphis gossypii [polyphagous] HF1931, Aphis nerii (Milkweed Aphid) [introduced into N. America from abroad] Crw2004 Msh2006, Aphis rumicis [polyphagous] HF1931, Macrosiphum gei [polyphagous] HF1931, Myzocallis asclepiadis HF1931, Myzocallis punctatus HF1931, Myzus persicae [polyphagous] HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Cycnia inopinatus (Unexpected Cycnia) Cv2005 Wg2005, Cycnia tenera (Delicate Cycnia) Cv2005 Msh2006, Euchaetes egle (Milkweed Tussock Moth) Cv2005 MM1980 Msh2006, Wg2005; Danaidae: Danaus plexippus (Monarch) [larvae feed on foliage] BS2001 Crw2004 Vst1913