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Dogbane Beetle (Chrysochus auratus)
I am reasonably confident in the identification here. The Dogbane Beetles mate and lay eggs through the summer. Eggs are laid leaves and stems of host plants and nearby vegetation in masses of egg capsules. Larvae are root feeders; adults eat leaves of larval host. These two are copulating before the female lays her eggs.