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INSECTS

Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle

Labidomera clivicollis

Insects
Native
Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle, Larva
Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle, Pupa
8–11 mmLength

Beetle in the family Chrysomelidae 8–11 mm long. Lives in fields and on the coast. Feeds on plants.

There are 1,548 observations of Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Montréal and Estrie, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie314
  2. Montréal233
  3. Estrie223
  4. Capitale-Nationale164
  5. Outaouais159
  6. Laurentides147
  7. Lanaudière107
  8. Mauricie89
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches53
  10. Centre-du-Québec37
  11. Laval20
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
ShorelineGilles Douaire

Similar species

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Colorado Potato BeetleLeptinotarsa decemlineata
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Large Milkweed BugOncopeltus fasciatus
Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmus
Seven-spotted Lady BeetleCoccinella septempunctata
Fourteen-spotted Lady BeetlePropylea quatuordecimpunctata
Two-spotted DiaperisDiaperis maculata
Tomentose Burying BeetleNicrophorus tomentosus
Polished Lady BeetleCycloneda munda
Argus Tortoise BeetleChelymorpha cassidea
Clay-colored Leaf BeetleAnomoea laticlavia