Herbivore fauna of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

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Danaus plexippus 5th instar
Danaus plexippus 5th instar
Danaus plexippus near eclosion
Danaus plexippus near eclosion
Danaus plexippus with stinkbug
Danaus plexippus with stinkbug
Euchaetias egle 5th instar
Euchaetias egle 5th instar
Euchaetias egle gregarious larvae
Euchaetias egle gregarious larvae
Labidomera clivicollis adult
Labidomera clivicollis adult
Labidomera clivicollis larvae
Labidomera clivicollis larvae
Liriomyza asclepiadis - leaf mining fly
Liriomyza asclepiadis - leaf mining fly.
Rhyssomatus lineaticollis
Rhyssomatus lineaticollis
Rhyssomatus lineaticollis larvae in stem
Rhyssomatus lineaticollis larvae in stem
Rhyssomatus lineaticollis oviposition
Rhyssomatus lineaticollis oviposition.
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus mating
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus mating
aphis asclepiadis
Aphis asclepiadis
aphis asclepiadis with ant defender
Aphis asclepiadis with ant defender
aposomatic aphis nerii
aposomatic Aphis nerii
lygaeus kalmii - gregarious nymphs
Oncopetus fasciatus  - gregarious nymphs
lygaeus kalmii adult
Lygaeus kalmii adult
myzocallis asclepiadis
Myzocallis asclepiadis
plant defense in action - latex kills monarch
plant defense in action - latex kills monarch