Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) » Cantharinae » Cantharini » Rhagonycha » Rhagonycha oriflava
Photo#621397
Cantharid - Rhagonycha oriflava - female
Copyright © 2012 Brad Barnd

Cantharid - Rhagonycha oriflava - Female
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
May 29, 2011
Size: 8 mm
Collected at UV light.

Haven't decided on a name yet.
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 18 March, 2012 - 9:42pm
Last updated 22 April, 2012 - 3:51pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Rhagonycha.
… Brad Barnd, 22 April, 2012 - 3:51pm

Moved
Moved from Soldier Beetles.
… Brad Barnd, 19 March, 2012 - 4:43pm

maybe
LeConte's "oriflavus" -- Rhagonycha oriflavus (LeConte) it might be now. Though maybe its too large...
… Brad Barnd, 19 March, 2012 - 12:11am

 
Rhagonycha; if that sp., should be oriflavA (f.)
… v belov, 19 March, 2012 - 6:57am

 
thanks v
I'm not proficient with the latin gender thing.
… Brad Barnd, 19 March, 2012 - 4:42pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo