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Red Milkweed Beetle - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus Nearly everytime I see these beetles, they are mating. But, I think that this individual was just waking up and was having breakfast. Mating was next, I am sure.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Milkweed in a meadow<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/130492/red_milkweed_beetle_-_tetraopes_tetrophthalmus.html" title="Red Milkweed Beetle - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/130492_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=l7zx5Ij%2Fbjd%2B6OCEeVTSyb4nE4c%3D" width="200" height="144" alt="Red Milkweed Beetle - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus Nearly everytime I see these beetles, they are mating. But, I think that this individual was just waking up and was having breakfast. Mating was next, I am sure.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Milkweed in a meadow<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/130493/red_milkweed_beetle_-_tetraopes_tetrophthalmus.html Geotagged,Red milkweed beetle,Summer,Tetraopes tetrophthalmus,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Red milkweed beetle,Summer,Tetraopes,Tetraopes tetrophthalmus,United States,beetle,milkweed beetle,red beetle Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Red Milkweed Beetle - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus

Nearly everytime I see these beetles, they are mating. But, I think that this individual was just waking up and was having breakfast. Mating was next, I am sure.

Habitat: Milkweed in a meadow

Red Milkweed Beetle - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus Nearly everytime I see these beetles, they are mating. But, I think that this individual was just waking up and was having breakfast. Mating was next, I am sure.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Milkweed in a meadow<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/130493/red_milkweed_beetle_-_tetraopes_tetrophthalmus.html Geotagged,Red milkweed beetle,Summer,Tetraopes tetrophthalmus,United States

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    Ernst
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    Mating or no mating ,it is a stunning beetle. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks Ernst, I agree. Posted 3 years ago
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    Calbost Niel
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    Truly is exceptional Posted 3 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      Thanks! They are so photogenic. Posted 3 years ago

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The Red milkweed beetle

The red milkweed beetle is a beetle in the family Cerambycidae. The binomial genus and species names are both derived from the Latin for "four eyes." As in many longhorn beetles, the antennae are situated very near the eye–in the red milkweed beetle, this adaptation has been carried to an extreme: the antennal base actually bisects the eye.

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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 27, 2022. Captured Jul 5, 2021 07:39 in 5 Judson Ave, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/13.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.