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Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle
Labidomera clivicollis
42.4234, -74.0315
Field Notes
Description:
Compared to many other leaf beetles, Labidomera clivicollis is huge! It appears to have the same basic appearance of Scarabaeidae, but is actually a Chrysomelidae! What I found interesting to read about was
Habitat:
Larva feed on many species of milkweed.
Notes:
Lifer!
Part of the orange and black milkweed mimicry complex, which includes the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and related, Milkweed Longhorns (Tetraopes sp.), Lygaeus kalmii, Oncopeltus fasciatus, and possibly more.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2970
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PublishedJune 15, 2013
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