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Goldenrod Soldier Beetles Mating

Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Photo by EricHillstrom
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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow with long black antennae and block oval shaped patches uniformly distributed on outer carapace. The abdomen has black and yellow stripes. These pictures are of two different couples mating on some Goldenrod.

Habitat:

Goldenrod plant

Notes:

They are mating.

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Comments (2)
EricHillstrom
Thank you! I was actually really drawn to this plant and then I stumbled across these guys getting busy. haha
ChunXingWong
The yellow theme in this spotting is spectacular !

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Insects of TN
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedNovember 15, 2013

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