Do Moths Like Milkweed

Milkweed is most often thought of as the home and food source of monarch butterfly larvae. However, milkweed also hosts a wide variety of other insect species such as red milkweed beetles, milkweed aphids and a moth called the milkweed tussock (also known as the milkweed tiger moth).

What kind of bugs eat milkweed?

Large and small milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus and Lygaeus kalmii, respectively), native true bugs that feed on milkweed seeds; 2. Red milkweed beetles (Tetraopes spp.) and the blue milkweed beetle (Chrysochus cobaltinus), native beetles that feed on milkweed roots (as larvae) and leaves and flowers (as adults);

What bugs are bad for milkweed?

• Japanese Beetles.
• Milkweed Beetles.
• Milkweed Bugs.
• Milkweed Leaf Miners.
• Milkweed Weevils.
• Oleander Aphids.
• Snails and Slugs.
• Spider Mites.