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Soldier Beetle

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange beetle with two black dots in the wings cover. It moved all the time maybe searching for food.

Habitat:

Shrubs.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (9)
LuisStevens
Thank you Karen Saxton, Gilma Jeannette, Tom15, Lauren Zarate, EnvUnlimited, José Miguel Diaz and Rieko.
Tom15
Looks like something in the genus Chauliognathus. I just can't find a good species match. Nice find!
LuisStevens
Thank you jtzofrea for the ID suggestion.
jtzofrea
could be a soldier beetle of some type...

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PublishedNovember 19, 2013

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