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tetrophthalmus? - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Copyright © 2006 Nate and Erin Fuller

tetrophthalmus? - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Sarett Nature Center, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
The pattern of spots and being on Asclepias syriaca make this Tetraopes tetrophthalmus? Seemed to match the guide page. Sorry it's not the crispest of pictures, I lost some quality blowing up the picture to zoom in on the beetle.
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Contributed by Nate and Erin Fuller on 4 February, 2006 - 10:09am
Last updated 7 February, 2006 - 3:06pm

Yes, T. tetrophthalmus
Yes, the subhumeral spots and all black (not ringed) antennae, I believe, are distinctive for that species--I was just going through the guide pages for this genus and trying to understand the members we have here. Compare this image, for instance:



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Durham, North Carolina
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