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Red Milkweed Beetles - Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
The scientific name is derived from the Ancient Greek for "four eyes." Many longhorn beetles have antennae that are situated very near the eye. However, in the red milkweed beetle, this adaptation has been carried to an extreme: the bases of the antennae actually bisect the eye.
Habitat: Milkweed; meadow
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.
Similar species: Beetles
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Jul 16, 2023. Captured Jul 15, 2023 08:50 in 5 Judson Ave, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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