Colorado
Antelope-Horns milkweed, Asclepias asperula
Broadleaf milkweed, Asclepias latifolia
Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa
Dwarf milkweed, Asclepias involucrata
Engelmann's milkweed, Asclepias engelmanniana
Green comet milkweed, Asclepias viridiflora
Hall's milkweed, Asclepias hallii
Horsetail milkweed, Asclepias subverticillata
Longhood milkweed, Asclepias macrotis
Jewel milkweed, Asclepias cryptoceras
Plains milkweed, Asclepias pumila
Rusby's milkweed, Asclepias rusbyi
Sand milkweed, Asclepias arenaria
Showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa
Slimleaf milkweed, Asclepias stenophylla
Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
Wheel milkweed, Asclepias uncialis
Zizotes milkweed, Asclepias Oenotheroides
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A comprehensive checklist of native milkweed species found in Colorado.
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Insects Enjoying Milkweed
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Cobalt Milkweed Beetle
Chrysochus cobaltinus
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Oleander aphid
Aphis nerii
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
