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BeetlesPlease help ID this beautiful bug
I love finding new specimens of anything living and would love it if yo> could help me ID this one. We live in the South East corner of Michigan and found him hanging out on the trash can lid outside. What could he (or she) be?
Bekah
Hi Bekah,
This is a Red Milkweed Beetle or Milkweed Longhorn, Tetraopes tetraophthalmus. They squeak by rubbing together rough areas on their thorax when handled. Larvae bore into stems and roots of milkweed.
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