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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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Beetle ? - Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
Copyright © 2009 Philip Brody

Beetle ? - Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
Poolsville, Mckee-Beshers WMA, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
September 5, 2009
Size: Small, about 1/2 inch
The insects were mating
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Contributed by Philip Brody on 7 September, 2009 - 11:13am
Last updated 27 September, 2009 - 4:41am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ron M., 27 September, 2009 - 4:41am login or register to post comments

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please make sure to move your pix from ID Request once a satisfactory ID has been obtained -- otherwise they clog the ID Request, which is why most experts are reluctant to ever go there
… v belov, 21 September, 2009 - 11:35pm login or register to post comments

Goldenrod Soldier beetle - Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
These guys can be found on goldenrod quite readily, hence the name. They prey on aphids mostly and are actually minor pollinators.
… Seb, 7 September, 2009 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

Yes
Goldenrod soldier beetle. Present in droves right now.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 7 September, 2009 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

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