Milkweed leaf beetle

Milkweed leaf beetle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Labidomera
Species:	L. clivicollis
Binomial name
	Labidomera clivicollis; (Kirby, 1837)
Synonyms
	Chrysomela clivicollis Kirby 1837;

The milkweed leaf beetle (Labidomera clivicollis) is a species of beetle from the family Chrysomelidae.^[2]

Larva

Description[]

L. clivicollis is a small, rounded beetle 8–11 mm in length. It has a black head and pronotum, but brightly coloured elytra; variable from dark orange to bright yellow. The elytra are mottled with black patches throughout. The larva of L. clivicollis is bright orange, with a prominent row of black spiracles.^[1]

Diet[]

There are a number of host plants associated with L. clivicollis: milkweeds, especially swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) and common milkweed (A. syriaca); swallow-wort (Cynanchum); twinevine (Funastrum).^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Species Labidomera clivicollis - Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
^ "Labidomera clivicollis (Kirby, 1837)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2017-07-20.

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[BG-1] "Species Labidomera clivicollis - Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2017-07-20.

[2] "Labidomera clivicollis (Kirby, 1837)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2017-07-20.

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