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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) » Cantharinae » Cantharini » Cantharis » Cantharis fidelis
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In this genus? - Cantharis fidelis
Copyright © 2006 Stacey N Gingras

In this genus? - Cantharis fidelis
Jubilee Lake trail, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA
June 27, 2006
Captured in flight over a grassy area. The flight-exposed red abdomen made me think lampyrid until I peeked in the net.

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In this genus? - Cantharis fidelis Underside shot - Cantharis fidelis
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Contributed by Stacey N Gingras on 2 July, 2006 - 6:47pm
Last updated 21 May, 2009 - 3:21am

must be Cantharis fidelis (LeConte 1851)
based on MCZ type
… v belov, 21 May, 2009 - 3:21am login or register to post comments

[comment deleted]
Moved from Soldier Beetles.
… v belov, 20 May, 2009 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Rhaxonycha.
… tom murray, 15 October, 2008 - 7:55am login or register to post comments

Genus ID
How performed? If unsafe, better place the picture on family level.

regards, Boris
… Boris Büche, 10 April, 2007 - 4:35am login or register to post comments

 
i agree, misIDed -- pls move up
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… v belov, 15 October, 2008 - 4:13am login or register to post comments

I tried a few shots...
The frame is actually a fold-out hand lens that fits the same diamater as my camera lens. The flash isn't able to directly luminate the subjuct because of the top and walls of the handlens. I tried a few shots with the flash, and it shines off of the metal lens and blurs up the shot. I'm afraid this really is as good as it gets with my little digi camara.
… Stacey N Gingras, 4 July, 2006 - 11:46am login or register to post comments

 
Check out Sean's solution:
Styrofoam dishes for diffusing the pop-up flash
… Jim McClarin, 4 July, 2006 - 1:23pm login or register to post comments

Neat measuring frame!
Have you tried using a bounced flash to capture more detail?
… Jim McClarin, 3 July, 2006 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

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