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Red Milkweed Beetle

Tetraopes tetrophthalmus

Photo by AshleyAkers
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small, long orange bug with black dots found on a milkweed plant.

Species ID Suggestions

Red milkweed beetle

Tetraopes tetrophthalmus

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Latimeria
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Comments (2)
AshleyAkers
Thanks, yea the last picture should have been first probably.
Latimeria
Great shot! Was that last picture in the series the first one you took of it? Looks like it's getting rid of some waste that ends up behind it on the leaf in the first shot.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2011

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