Tetraopes annulatus is a of longhorn beetle in the Lamiinae, described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1847. It is distributed across the northern United States and southern Canada, with records from Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. Like other members of the Tetraopes, this species is a milkweed , with larvae feeding on roots and feeding on foliage.
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Distribution
Found in the United States and Canada. Canadian provincial records include Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.
Diet
Reported feeding on Asclepias sullivantii, A. subverticillata, A. speciosa, A. tuberosa, A. verticillata, and A. viridiflorus.
Host Associations
- Asclepias sullivantii - food plant
- Asclepias subverticillata - food plant
- Asclepias speciosa - food plant
- Asclepias tuberosa - food plant
- Asclepias verticillata - food plant
- Asclepias viridiflorus - food plant
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Bug Eric: Wasp Wednesday: Euodynerus annulatus
- Tracking Tetraopes texanus with Terry | Beetles In The Bush
- Hairy milkweed beetle | Beetles In The Bush
- Organic Dust Takes a Bite Out of Ticks
- Bug Eric: August 2012
- New species and a review of the genus Tragidion | Beetles In The Bush