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Chauliognathus basalis - Colorado Plains Soldier Beetle (Cantharidae) in Colorado Springs. - Chauliognathus basalis - male - female

Chauliognathus basalis - Colorado Plains Soldier Beetle (Cantharidae) in Colorado Springs. - Chauliognathus basalis - Male Female
Colorado Springs, Drennan Blvd (N38° 47.041' , W104° 44.930'), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
September 6, 2005
Size: L = 11 mm (female)
Evening dormitory on Senecio spartioides - Broom Senecio. L = 11mm (female); L = 9.5mm (male, longer antennae, more black on pronotum). Ranges reportely from Eastern CO,KS to OK,TX.