04 August 2014
Milkweed Leaf Beetle
As I walked around our pond looking for flowers and dragonflies to photograph I found this brightly colored bug on some milkweed. I first thought this was one of the 5,000 ladybugs (ladybird beetles). After drawing a blank as a lady bug, farther research identified the bug as a Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis).
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I love this picture. Just discovered this beetle on my plants in the garden. Cute, but destructive!
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