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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) » Chauliognathinae » Chauliognathini » Chauliognathus » Chauliognathus deceptus
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Bug On My Arm - Chauliognathus deceptus
Copyright © 2006 Paul Carlson

Bug On My Arm - Chauliognathus deceptus
Lory State Park, near Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
I happened to have my camera in my right hand when this bug landed on my left arm.
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on 22 June, 2006 - 2:09pm
Last updated 29 November, 2022 - 7:23pm

Moved
Moved from Colorado Soldier Beetle. Very difficult to differentiate the two, but C. basalis has a much glossier pronotum than C. deceptus.
… Hadley Luker, 29 November, 2022 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

Soldier Beetle
This look like a Soldier beetle to me.
… Brittanie McCormack, 22 June, 2006 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
- how about Colorado Soldier Beetle, or the similar species Chauliognathus deceptus.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 22 June, 2006 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

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