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Carolina Cantharid

Rhaxonycha carolina

Photo by Latimeria
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Field Notes

Description:

Black body, pronotum yellow/pink with a large black spot in the middle covering most of it.

Habitat:

Forest

Notes:

Another firefly mimic species of soldier beetle (as identified by the pronotum not covering the head). Found at Barbara A. Beiser Field Station.

Reference Links:

Soldier beetle, Species Rhaxonycha carolina - Carolina Cantharid - BugGuide.Net

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