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MEM-000781: Red Milkweed Beetle ( Tetraopes tetrophthalmus )

Specimen Details

Specimen Number MEM-000781
Taxon Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Authority (Forster, 1771)
Common Name Red Milkweed Beetle
Determiner Megan McCarty
Determined Year 2006
Sex unknown
Stage adult
Preparation Type pinned
Preparer Megan McCarty
Country United States of America
State Indiana
County Switzerland Co.
Nearest Town 4 km NW Patriot
Locality Boone Robinson Rd
Date 1 June 2006
Collector(s) M.E. McCarty
Weather Cloudy
Temperature 32.8°C / 91°F
Habitat On Asclepias sp.