Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed) [Asclepiadaceae]
(Observations are from Yanega, Wagner, Marshall, Clark et al., Needham et al., Gangwere)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Cerambycidae: Tetraopes melanurus Ya1996, Tetraopes pilosus [found in Central Plains region] Ya1996; Chrysomelidae: Labidomera clivicollis (Milkweed Leaf Beetle) Clk2004 Msh2006
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Liriomyza pusilla [leaf-miner] Ndm1928
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Cycnia inopinatus (Unexpected Cycnia) [preferred host plant] Wg2005
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Tettigoniidae: Scudderia curvicauda (Curve-tailed Bush Katydid) [feeds on leaves, field observations] Ggw1961