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Species Tetraopes pilosus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
Subfamily Lamiinae (Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles)
Tribe Tetraopini
Genus Tetraopes (Milkweed Longhorn Beetles)
Species pilosus (Tetraopes pilosus)
Explanation of Names
Tetraopes pilosus Chemsak 1963
pilosus 'hairy'
Size
11-17 mm(1)
Identification
Very similar to T. annulatus but the integument including callus completely obscured by dense whitish/yellowish-gray pubescence(1)
T. annulatus
Range
NE-CO-NM-TX(2)
Habitat
sandy uplands(1)
Season
Jun-Aug(3)
Food
Sand Milkweed (Asclepias arenaria), Showy Milkweed (A. speciosa and Butterflyweed (A. tuberosa) (1)(3)(2)(BG data)