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Margined Leatherwing (Chauliognathus marginatus)
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Copyright © 2009
Hilma Anderson
A lightning bug? -
Chauliognathus marginatus
Franklin, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
July 4, 2009
Is this another type of lightning bug?
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Contributed by
Hilma Anderson
on 5 August, 2009 - 11:40am
Last updated 29 January, 2010 - 9:37pm
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margarethe brummermann
, 5 August, 2009 - 12:12pm
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I think this is a...
Margined Leatherwing (
Chauliognathus marginatus
)
This is some variance in the amount of color on the wings in this species.
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Sorry. I took too long typing again :)
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Ron M.
, 5 August, 2009 - 11:47am
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Chauliognathus marginatus - Margined Leatherwing
you're close
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v belov
, 5 August, 2009 - 11:45am
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Light up?
Does it light up like the lightning bug?
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Hilma Anderson
, 5 August, 2009 - 12:15pm
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no.
many fireflies (Lampyridae) don't emit light, either
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v belov
, 5 August, 2009 - 12:27pm
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One more question, please
Do you know its common name?
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Hilma Anderson
, 5 August, 2009 - 12:59pm
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Margined Leatherwing...
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Ron M.
, 5 August, 2009 - 1:01pm
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