Cute spotted beetle says hi.

There were several hanging out on a roadside milkweed (Asclepias sp.), central Oregon.
Anyone recognize the species?

#beetle #entomology #coleoptera

Is there any trick to making a photo album map from geotagged iPhone pics?

Why I'm asking: I really miss the fun of snapping pics of unknown plants or critters on my travels and posting them to iNaturalist. But now that they're getting into bed with Google AI, I'm pausing adding observations and may delete my account. (That's not what I'm asking about here, though!)

I'm thinking that if I can find an easy way to offload the pics into a clickable map and an album, that would make for a fun short blog post and an excuse to keep cataloging things I see.

But if its too much hassle, I know it will just not get done.

Red-femured Milkweed Borer (Tetraopes femoratus)

Tetraopes femoratus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by LeConte in 1847. (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraopes_femoratus, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow)

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@bottla

Thanks. I also just found it on Bugguide.net since I'm avoiding iNat for now. They're pretty!