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Red Milkweed Beetle

Tetraopes tetropthalmus

Description:

About 15mm in length. Head, pronotum and elytra red with black spots. Antenna and legs black.

Habitat:

A patch of Milkweed between suburban area and s deciduous hardwood forest.

Notes:

There were numerous Milkweed plants at this location, each with several beetles on it. Spotted at Fontenelle forest, Nature Center entrance

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KeithRoragen
Spotted by
KeithRoragen

Bellevue, Nebraska, USA

Spotted on Jun 9, 2012
Submitted on Jun 9, 2012

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