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soldier beetle

Cantharis livida

Description:

Very pretty. Red/orange.

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2 Comments

doreen.chambers.14
doreen.chambers.14 9 years ago

Michael, Great! I didn't think it looked flat. Pretty color.

MichaelGeiser
MichaelGeiser 9 years ago

That's Cantharis livida, a soldier beetle introduced from Europe in the 19th (?) century.
Reference here, on p. 130: http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejour...

Vermont, USA

Spotted on Jun 5, 2014
Submitted on Jun 5, 2014

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