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Beetle ID? - Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
Copyright © 2007 YMerriam

Beetle ID? - Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
Three Rivers WMA, Lysander, NY, Onondaga County, New York, USA
September 1, 2007
Size: @ 1/2"
Found quite a few of these in a meadow among the goldenrod. Have an alternate photo of two mating, if necessary.
Contributed by YMerriam on 1 September, 2007 - 1:34pm
Last updated 1 September, 2007 - 7:19pm

Thanks
Appreciate the ID!
… YMerriam, 1 September, 2007 - 7:17pm

Also Called
A Pennslvania leather-wing.
… Sharon and Bill Harris, 1 September, 2007 - 3:51pm

Chauliognathus
This is a Soldier Beetle, Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus.
… Stephen Cresswell, 1 September, 2007 - 1:49pm

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