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Margined Leatherwing

Chauliognathus marginatus

Photo by mary.gallo.m
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This little martined leatherwing beatle was spotted on milkweed.

Habitat:

Spotted in a field of milkweed at Kinderfarm Park, Millersville, Maryland.

Species ID Suggestions

Margined Leatherwing

Chauliognathus marginatus

Reference Link
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Comments (2)
mary.gallo.m
Thank you Bayucca for helping to identify this species. Appreciate it greatly.
bayucca
Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae, Chauliognathus marginatus. http://bugguide.net/node/view/198491/bgpage http://bugguide.net/node/view/2668/bgpage

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PublishedJuly 6, 2014

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