Insects and Spiders

Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle View 1

This was a new species for me. It just showed up on my milkweed one day. It stuck around long enough for me to id it and get some photos and was gone by the next day. Didn't eat much, just a leaf or two. Never saw any of its larvae.
Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)

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