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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles (Lamiinae) » Tetraopini » Milkweed Longhorn Beetles (Tetraopes) » Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)
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beetle - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Copyright © 2008 will allred

beetle - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
dayton ohio, montgomery County, Ohio, USA
July 11, 2008
Size: 9/16ins long, 3/16 wide
I had just cut down some trees in the back the day prior to finding this and these trees had some immature beetles which i thought were dermestids, may be related. acting sluggishly. found around 6pm est. eyes may be protruding from above and below the antennae.
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Contributed by will allred on 10 July, 2008 - 1:18pm
Last updated 23 July, 2009 - 1:53pm

Moved
Moved from Milkweed Longhorns.
… Mike Quinn, 23 July, 2009 - 1:50pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Longhorned Beetles.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 4 September, 2008 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

Had to have
some milkweed nearby. This looks like a red milkweed beetle.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 10 July, 2008 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

Red Milkweed Beetle
see guide. You're right about the eyes - they have four.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 10 July, 2008 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

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