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Margined Leatherwing (Chauliognathus marginatus)
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Copyright © 2015
Les
Orange beetle with black spots -
Chauliognathus marginatus
Chesterfield, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
May 17, 2015
Size: Approx - 1/2 inch or slig
I found a number of Caloptera pictures but none exactly like this one. What to they eat as adults and as larva?
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Contributed by
Les
on 17 May, 2015 - 12:28pm
Last updated 29 August, 2015 - 3:07pm
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Blaine Mathison
, 17 May, 2015 - 12:34pm
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