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Cantharidae - Chauliognathus marginatus - male - female
Copyright © 2012 MJ Hatfield

Cantharidae - Chauliognathus marginatus - Male Female
Ames - Tullamore, Story County, Iowa, USA
June 8, 2010
I hate to admit this but I paid no attention to these, even though they did seem early. I assumed that all elongate, orange and black ones were C. pensylvanicus.
I do love learning something new but I hate showing my ignorance.
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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 11 January, 2012 - 7:45am
Last updated 12 January, 2013 - 5:13pm

not to mention...
you extreme disrepect for privacy during their nuptials :-)
… Blaine Mathison, 11 January, 2012 - 7:53am login or register to post comments

 
Except..
I was again 'assuming' it was a male and female rather than a couple of beetles having some sort of wrestle.
… MJ Hatfield, 11 January, 2012 - 7:59am login or register to post comments

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