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Rufus Soldier Beetle? - Cantharis livida
Copyright © 2004 Tony DiTerlizzi

Rufus Soldier Beetle? - Cantharis livida
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
June 9, 2004
One more shot of possibly C. rufa. If someone can confirm, then I'll move them to the appropriate page:)
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 26 February, 2005 - 10:52pm
Last updated 14 May, 2007 - 7:39am

Moved
Moved from Cantharis.
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 14 May, 2007 - 7:39am login or register to post comments

do you remember size?
C.rufa: 7-11mm (so, pretty small).

If my eyes do not go wrong, there is a black dot on the head, and hind tibiae are dark. That would exclude C.rufa (but may allow for C.livida: 12-16mm).

cheers, Boris
… Boris Büche, 4 April, 2007 - 8:41am login or register to post comments

 
Size...
If memory serves, all of these shots were of pretty big beetles. So should we move to C. livida until we hear otherwise?
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 4 April, 2007 - 9:05am login or register to post comments

 
don´t know.
. . . there might be similar American species I do not know - until it is clear that not, everything can be moved.
… Boris Büche, 4 April, 2007 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

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