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Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus hastatus

Description:

About 12mm body length; red thorax and elytra, with a large black symmetrical shape; abdomen is orange with black bands; head, antennae, and legs are black.

Habitat:

Found in the flowers at my place in Santiago de Querétaro, in a mild semi-arid climate.

1 Species ID Suggestions

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago
Soldier beetle
Chauliognathus hastatus Chauliognathus hastatus · iNaturalist.org


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1 Comment

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago

differs from deceptus in narrow red bordering of elytral tips.

Felix Fleck
Spotted by
Felix Fleck

Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico

Spotted on Oct 2, 2016
Submitted on Oct 2, 2016

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