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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) » Chauliognathinae » Chauliognathus » Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus)
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Copyright © 2009 Joe Zito

"pennsylvania leatherwing?" - Chauliognathus pensylvanicus - Male Female
Cedar Rapids-Mohawk Park, Linn County, Iowa, USA
August 14, 2009
Size: ~11mm
mating pair, were perched on dogbane
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Contributed by Joe Zito on 14 August, 2009 - 5:37pm
Last updated 5 November, 2009 - 6:55pm

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… Joe Zito, 14 August, 2009 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

I've always called them Goldenrod Soldier Beetles :)
But yes, it is Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
I forget it is their time of year now that I live out west and don't see them anymore :(

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… Natalie Hernandez, 14 August, 2009 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

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