Explanation of Names
Tetraopes melanurus Schönherr 1817
Identification
Distinctive heavy marks on elytra, in addition to spots. Weak callus on pronotum. Antennae all dark.
Season
mostly Jul-Aug. (BG data)
Food
adults and larva on Butterfly Weed,
Asclepias tuberosa(1); some appear to be on Common Milkweed,
Asclepias syriaca (BG data)
Print References
Nishio, S., Blum, M.S., Takahashi, S. 1983. Intraplant distribution of cardenolides in Asclepias humistrata (Asclepiadaceae), with additional notes on their fates in Tetraopes melanurus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and Rhyssomatus lineaticollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Memoirs of the College of Agriculture, Kyoto University 122: 43-52.