Red-femured Milkweed
Borer (three photos)
Flatfaced borer - Tetraopes femoratus


Red-femured Milkweed Borer mating on Showy Milkweed at Bear River
MBR. © Carol Davis, 7-16-2009

Red-femured Milkweed Borer on thistle on Antelope Island, UT.
This beautiful insect
feeds on the milkweed plant, which was also in the area. ©
Carol Davis, 7-17-2005
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