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Soldier beetle
Cultellunguis
-31.72, 116.11
Field Notes
Description:
Black head, orange thorax, elongated black elytra, orange abdomen.
Soldier beetles are relatively soft-bodied, straight-sided beetles.
Habitat:
Spotted in a dry area next to Perth.
Notes:
They are cosmopolitan in distribution. One of the first described species has a color pattern reminiscent of the red coats of early British soldiers, hence the common name.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Elateroidea
Family: Cantharidae
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 9, 2019
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