Chrysochus cobaltinus

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iCobalt milkweed beetle

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chrysochus
Species: C. cobaltinus
Binomial name
Chrysochus cobaltinus
LeConte, 1857

The cobalt milkweed beetle, Chrysochus cobaltinus, is found in the western United States and British Columbia. The adult beetles feed on Apocynum species and milkweed. These beetles are known to hybridize with Chrysochus auratus in the areas where they overlap.

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