Louisiana
Aquatic milkweed, Asclepias perennis
Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa
Clasping milkweed, Asclepias amplexicaulis
Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
Fewflower milkweed, Asclepias lanceolata
Green antelopehorn, Asclepias viridis
Green comet milkweed, Asclepias viridiflora
Longleaf milkweed, Asclepias longifolia
Michaux's milkweed, Asclepias michauxii
Pineland milkweed, Asclepias obovata
Pinewoods milkweed, Asclepias humistrata
Purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens
Red milkweed, Asclepias rubra
Redring milkweed, Asclepias variegata
Slimleaf milkweed, Asclepias stenophylla
Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
Tall green milkweed, Asclepias hirtella
Whorled milkweed, Asclepias verticillata
Zizotes milkweed, Asclepias oenotheroides
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Insects Enjoying Milkweed
Milkweed Tussock Moth
Euchaetes egle
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Oleander aphid
Aphis nerii
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
