Red milkweed beetle

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Tetraopes tetrophthalmus, commonly known as the Red-milkweed beetle, is a species of beetle in the Cerambycidae family, found in northeastern North America. It is a brightly-colored, finely pubescent insect that lives in fields, often on a milkweed leaf or a surrounding plant. It can reach 8 to 15 mm in length.