Nature Photography by Gary D. Tonhouse
Iowa Prairies: 
Splendor in the Grass Photography Exhibit
 

Milkweed Beetle

© Gary D.Tonhouse 1997 - 2008

Red Milkweed Beetle
" Eastern Milkweed Longhorn"
( Tetraopes tetraophthalmus )

Found any where that you find the common 
Milkweed plant. ( Prairies, roadsides, meadows )
The eggs are left on the milkweed stems near 
ground level or slightly below the soil.

Adults emerge in early summer, complete cycle by fall.

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