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
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) » Unidentified larvae
Photo#2098893
cantharid beetle larva
Copyright © 2022 susankirt

cantharid beetle larva
East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana, USA
October 5, 2021
on sky blue aster in a remnant prairie

Images of this individual: tag all
cantharid beetle larva cantharid beetle larva
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by susankirt on 19 March, 2022 - 3:55pm
Last updated 19 March, 2022 - 7:27pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 19 March, 2022 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

You're more than welcome
I have been getting down to The Field on Mondays to help Jim. Things are finally starting to open up there. Hope the new variant doesn't shut us back down :(
… john and jane balaban, 19 March, 2022 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Great! I wandered through th
Great! I wandered through there a few weeks ago and it was so empty. We are working on a 4 page rapid guide for common insects people find in their garden. So will probably be going there in person soon also.
… susankirt, 19 March, 2022 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

Susan, this looks more like
a cantharid beetle larva to us. Check here and see what you think.
… john and jane balaban, 19 March, 2022 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

 
I think you are correct. It
I think you are correct. It did not look like a typical caterpillar larva, but when trying other sites, that was the recommendation. Thanks once again for helping me!
… susankirt, 19 March, 2022 - 5:28pm 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 © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact