Soldier Beetle - Pacificanthia consors Cupertino, Picchetti Ranch section of Monte Bello Open Space Preserve, Santa Clara County, California, USA May 15, 2008 Size: ~14 mm
Downy appearance all over. Head, thorax, abdomen orange; very similar to the Downy Leather-wing, Podabrus tomentosus, in family Cantharidae. (tomentose, def: covered with a layer of short, matted hairs, giving a woolly appearance; usually used to describe plants.)
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by iNaturalist on 29 September, 2008 - 1:44pm Last updated 20 April, 2010 - 1:36pm |