West Virginia
Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa
Clasping milkweed, Asclepias amplexicaulis
Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
Fourleaf milkweed, Asclepias quadrifolia
Green Antelopehorn, Asclepias viridis
Green comet milkweed, Asclepias viridiflora
Horsetail milkweed, Asclepias subverticillata
Longleaf milkweed, Asclepias longifolia
Plains milkweed, Asclepias pumila
Poke milkweed, Asclepias exaltata
Purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens
Redring milkweed, Asclepias variegata
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
Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Oleander aphid
Aphis nerii
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
