southern masked chafer - cyclocephala lurida - on a common milkweed blossom

flower plant insect blossom wildflower invertebrate bee honeybee nature petal lilac produce herb animal pollen purple shrub southern masked chafer cycl cyclocephala lurida common milkweed species beetle family scarabaeidae native southeastern united states brown black head adult length beetles cause harm eggs laid underground developing larvae feed grass roots kill turf dry conditions raccoons skunks grubs pulling states conditions asclepias syriaca commonly called butterfly silkweed silky swallow-wort virginia flowering plant genus milkweeds clonal perennial growing tall ramets grow rhizomes host monarch butterfly