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Related: About this forumAllow me to present the Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle
It's pretty but I hope it isn't a problem bug. Time to do some research.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,636 posts)The markings are very striking.
And what a long name for such a little beetle!
texasfiddler
(1,990 posts)Siwsan
(26,268 posts)It was too small for a Monarch. I think it was a Painted Lady.
texasfiddler
(1,990 posts)I spotted a dozen or so caterpillars in April. They have already spread their wings and moved north. It is wild that it takes three generations to make the round trip to and from the mountains of central Mexico.
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)Look up milkweed Cerambycid. I can't do links on my phone
Siwsan
(26,268 posts)Thanks!
Alliepoo
(2,221 posts)Has a lot of good info about milkweed pests. The grands and I raise Monarchs in the summer so we have milkweed in the yard. We have common and tropical for our lovely mama Monarchs to lay their eggs on!
Siwsan
(26,268 posts)I'm allowing some nasty toxic weed rashes and blisters to heal so I haven't been able to do much gardening, lately. Hopefully I'll be back at it by next week so I'll have a better idea of what's crawling around.