Image of Tomoplagia obliqua (Say 1830)
Description:
This seems to match Tomoplagia obliqua from what I can tell. It looks like T. cressoni is more a western species? I found it very intently walking around on the flower buds of ironweed (Vernonia species), likely laying eggs. I found one reference that mentions the larvae of this species eat Vernonia flowers.
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