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Chauliognathus lugubris
The plague soldier beetle or green soldier beetle is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae) native to Australia. It has a flattened body to 15 millimetres long with a prominent yellow-orange stripe behind the black prothorax. The abdomen is yellow-orange but is mostly obscured by the metallic olive green elytra.
Photographed on a small box hedge, part of a much larger swarm.
Spotted on Jul 5, 2015
Submitted on Jul 5, 2015
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