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Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Copyright © 2015 Brad Barnd

Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
West Farm, Turtle Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin, USA
July 12, 2015
Size: 8.5 mm
On milkweed.
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 13 July, 2015 - 7:11pm

Nice!
Seems like the ones we were seeing were greater than 1 cm. Was this one unusually small?
… john and jane balaban, 13 July, 2015 - 7:53pm

 
Yes it was quite small
Most were noticeably larger than this one. I grabbed it to make sure it wasn't anything different.
… Brad Barnd, 13 July, 2015 - 8:16pm

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