Tetraopes annulatus

Tetraopes annulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Tetraopes
Species:
T. annulatus
Binomial name
Tetraopes annulatus
LeConte, 1847
Synonyms
  • Tetraopes uteanus Casey, 1913
  • Tetraopes vestitus Casey, 1913
  • Tetraopes canescens fontinalis Casey, 1913
  • Tetraopes canescens LeConte, 1852
  • Tetraopes huetheri Skillman, 2007

Tetraopes annulatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1847. It is known from the United States and Canada.[1] Reported feeding on Asclepias sullivantii, A. subverticillata, A. speciosa, A. tuberosa, A. verticillata, A. viridiflorus.[2]

Longhorn beetle crawling across milkweed flower buds
Tetraopes annulatus on showy milkweed

References

  1. ^ BioLib.cz - Tetraopes annulatus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
  2. ^ Bugguide.net. Genus Tetraopes - Milkweed Longhorns
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