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Red Milkweed Beetle

Insects

The red milkweed beetle is a beetle in the family Cerambycidae.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 2
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Scientific Name
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cerambycidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Red Milkweed Beetle

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Animal Diversity Web)
Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Animal Diversity Web)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Canada

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q577252 (P225 taxon name)
  • article text (diet), EntityId 340819
    The milkweed beetle, an herbivore, is given this name because it is host-specific to common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca).
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2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
    Negative Impacts household pest
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Habitat: "Red milkweed beetles are most commonly found nea"
    Red milkweed beetles are most commonly found near their host plant, common milkweeds .
  • In Biome: Grassland, Terrestrial Biomes
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest mountains mountains
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Terrestrial Biomes
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest mountains mountains
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5002722, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 5002722, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Red Milkweed Beetle
Child Taxon Of: Cerambycidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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