Rhyssomatus lineaticollis explained

Rhyssomatus lineaticollis, also known by its common name milkweed stem weevil is a species of weevil whose adults feed on the stems of the common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca.^[1] It is also destructive to the rare and threatened milkweed species Asclepias meadii.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Rhyssomatus lineaticollis . October 15, 2008.
2. Betz, R. F. (1989). Ecology of Mead's milkweed (Asclepias meadii) Torrey. in Proceedings of the 11th North American Prairie Conference; 1989; University of Nebraska, Lincoln. p 187-191.