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Connecticut
Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa
Clasping milkweed, Asclepias amplexicaulis
Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
Fourleaf milkweed, Asclepias quadrifolia
Green comet milkweed, Asclepias viridiflora
Poke milkweed, Asclepias exaltata
Purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens
Redring milkweed, Asclepias variegata
Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
Whorled milkweed, Asclepias verticillata
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
The Native Milkweeds
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