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11-JUL-2013 Barry Cottam

Red milkweed beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)

These vividly red long-horned beetles are really beautiful I think. This one was photographed by Barry on a common milkweed plant, which is, as the name suggest, the host plant of this species.

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
1/60s f/4.0 at 6.2mm iso100 full exif

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