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Soldier beetle

Chauliognathus tricolor

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A bright soldier beetle with orange pronotum and the yellow body which always seems too large for its highly polished elytra.

Soldier beetles belong to the small family Cantharidae

Notes:

The plague soldier beetle is somewhat more common http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17090013
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15783345

http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_clickbeetles/TricolorSoldierBee…

Reference Links:

Chauliognathus, Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles) - Insects of Tasmania: Coleoptera

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