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Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
A very common beetle found on Milkweed Plants. A perfect example of plant and organism relationship, Tetraopes tetrophthalmus eats the milkweed to make it distasteful to other predators. They are often seen running around the whole plant, as if it was a manager of a large factory. On this specific plant three could be found. You can see two in the second photo. The individual in focus on both pictures was the same individual.
Spotted on Jul 7, 2012
Submitted on Jul 8, 2012
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Thank you, Mayra!
Lovely!