Labidomera_clivicollis
Milkweed leaf beetle
Species of beetle
The milkweed leaf beetle (Labidomera clivicollis) is a species of leaf beetle from the family Chrysomelidae.[2] It is round bodied, 8–11 mm in length with a black head and pronotum and bright orange to yellow elytra with variable mottled black patches. It is colored and shaped like a super-sized ladybird beetle even though the ladybird is in a different family, Coccinellidae. The larva is shaped much like the adult except with a small tail extension. Its color varies from bright orange to white with a gray to black pronotum and prominent black spots around its spiracles.