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Photo#17734
red necked beetle - Silis percomis

red necked beetle - Silis percomis
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
May 17, 2005
Size: 8mm
Pure black elytra with a bright orange/red pronotum.

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Moved
Moved from Silis.

Moved
Moved from Soldier Beetles.

Cantharidae.
Pretty sure this is a soldier beetle (aka "leatherwinged beetle") in the family Cantharidae.

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