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Blackened Milkweed Beetle

Tetraopes melanurus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 11, February 12, March 13, April 21, May 27, June 14, July 17, August 12, September 13, October 12, November 10, December 10.
United States933
Virginia164
Maryland162
New Jersey118
New York95
Massachusetts67
Delaware63
Pennsylvania48
Connecticut41
Canada37

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyLonghorn Beetles · Cerambycidae
GenusMilkweed Longhorn Beetles · Tetraopes

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