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Tricolor Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus tricolor

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 10mm length. Short wing covers over a large yellow abdomen. Bright orange bulbous thorax. Black head. Eleven segments in antennae.

Habitat:

On acacia in a local nature reserve.

Notes:

Very dry conditions. Similar to plague beetles but not nearly as common. Distribution here... http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Chauliognathus+tricolor

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Tricolor Soldier Beetle - Chauliognathus tricolor

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