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soldier beetle

Cantharis livida

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Description:

Very pretty. Red/orange.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
MichaelGeiser
That's Cantharis livida, a soldier beetle introduced from Europe in the 19th (?) century. Reference here, on p. 130: http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/ph_25/ph_25.pdf

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PublishedJune 5, 2014

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