The Milkweed Insects

One of the fascinating features is the incredible diversity of insects that can feed on one kind of plant. Our understandable obsession with a few serious insect pests on a relatively small number of crop plants skews our view of the insect/plant relationships around us.

The milkweed bug's orange wings and DNA: How insects' diets are revealed by the genome

red milkweed beetle

milkweed – Pencil and Leaf

giant milkweed – Pencil and Leaf

praying mantis – Page 2 – Growing With Science Blog

Red Milkweed Beetle (First State NHP Insects and Spiders) · iNaturalist

Milkweed Bugs Scott Arboretum

Milkweed Longhorns Missouri Department of Conservation

Butterflies Nature Diary

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