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| subfamily = [[Eumopinae]]
| familia = [[Chrysomelidae]]
| familia = [[Chrysomelidae]]
| genus = ''[[Chrysochus]]''
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Revision as of 21:40, 12 May 2010

Cobalt milkweed beetle
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C. cobaltinus
Binomial name
Chrysochus cobaltinus
LeConte, 1857
Common names
Cobalt Milkweed Beetle, Blue Milkweed Beetle
Chrysochus cobaltinus sex

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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