Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
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)
Photo#965250
Beetle - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Copyright © 2014 Roxie Aho

Beetle - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Oakdale, Washington County, Minnesota, USA
July 26, 2014
Suburb east of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Apartments and townhouses amid deciduous swamps. Plant is swamp milkweed.

Am I watching mating? They were moving all over the swamp milkweed leaf for at least five minutes.

Images of this individual: tag all
Beetle - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus Beetle - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus Beetle - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Contributed by Roxie Aho on 26 July, 2014 - 7:28pm
Last updated 27 July, 2014 - 1:31pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 26 July, 2014 - 8:16pm

Tetraopes
Red Milkweed Beetle
… LilWeezyAnna, 26 July, 2014 - 7:39pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo