Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Click, Firefly and Soldier Beetles (Elateroidea) » Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) » Cantharis » Cantharis livida
Photo#19792
Soldier beetle - Cantharis livida
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Soldier beetle - Cantharis livida
Milton, Massachusetts, USA
June 8, 2005
Can this be ID'd to species?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by tom murray on 11 June, 2005 - 9:17am
Last updated 4 April, 2007 - 12:05pm

Moved
The size was estimated, and probably wrong. I'll just remove the 8mm size from the page.
… tom murray, 4 April, 2007 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

tentative ID
= Cantharis livida. For being honest, I can´t exclude the possibility this is a similar species - 8mm is a bit too small for C.livida.
Otherwise, the colouration of legs, and the dot on the head are quite typical.
… Boris Büche, 4 April, 2007 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact