Minnesota
Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa
Clasping milkweed, Asclepias amplexicaulis
Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
Fourleaf milkweed, Asclepias quadrifolia
Green comet milkweed, Asclepias viridiflora
Oval-leaf milkweed, Asclepias ovalifolia
Poke milkweed, Asclepias exaltata
Prairie milkweed, Asclepias sullivantii
Purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens
Showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa
Sidecluster milkweed, Asclepias lanuginosa
Slimleaf milkweed, Asclepias stenophylla
Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
Tall green milkweed, Asclepias hirtella
Whorled milkweed, Asclepias verticillata
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Insects Enjoying Milkweed
Milkweed Tussock Moth
Euchaetes egle
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Oleander aphid
Aphis nerii
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
