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The list of bright-colored insects on milkweeds may be very long. These newly-hatched chrysomeline chrysomelid beetle larvae feed their entire larval and adult life on milkweed leaves, and I need not say more about the why of their bright colors. The colors are retained in adulthood (see DHJanzen100276.jpg below). |
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