![]() | Soldier Beetle Female, profile | Soldier Beetle | ![]() | |||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | ||||
Family: | Soldier Beetle (Cantharidae) | ||||
Species: | Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus sp ES02) | ||||
This Photo: | Female, ventral | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Notice the differences between the 2 species. This one has broken black bands around the abdomen, the black marking on the back of the shield is quite different and it has orange legs (not black). This one also has orange head, not black. | |||||
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