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Labidomera clivicollis (Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Latin : Labidomera clivicollis) is a species of Beetle from the family Chrysomelidae. Its range extends from the Rocky Mountains to eastern Maritimes Provinces and eastern United states.
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Prey / Diet

Asclepias syriaca (broadleaf milkweed)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Apis mellifera (honey bee)1
Archilochus colubris (Ruby-throated Hummingbird)1
Bombus fervidus (Golden northern bumble bee)1

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Erwin, Alexis C.; Züst, Tobias; Ali, Jared G.; Agrawal, Anurag A. (2015), Data from: Aboveground herbivory by red milkweed beetles facilitates above- and below-ground conspecific insects and reduces fruit production in common milkweed, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.pg4k8
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0