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Catharid
1/8 - 1/4 inch.
Meadow in the Poconos, PA
Spotted on Apr 21, 2012
Submitted on Apr 22, 2012
3 Comments
Those wings do look leathery!
Only this one so far. Thank you so much! I thought it was a beetle of some kind. Thanks oxyjack!
It's a Cantharid, or leather-winged beetle. They are commonly seen in the spring and love to eat aphids. We get a western species in my yard every year. Nice photo! Did you see others flying around?