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Goldenrod Soldier Beetles Mating

Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Description:

Yellow with long black antennae and block oval shaped patches uniformly distributed on outer carapace. The abdomen has black and yellow stripes. These pictures are of two different couples mating on some Goldenrod.

Habitat:

Goldenrod plant

Notes:

They are mating.

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2 Comments

EricHillstrom
EricHillstrom 10 years ago

Thank you! I was actually really drawn to this plant and then I stumbled across these guys getting busy. haha

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

The yellow theme in this spotting is spectacular !

EricHillstrom
Spotted by
EricHillstrom

Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Oct 12, 2013
Submitted on Nov 15, 2013

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