Chauliognathus lugubris
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Chauliognathus lugubris Fabricius, 1801
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The plague soldier beetle or green soldier beetle (Chauliognathus lugubris) is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae) native to Australia.[1] It has a flattened body to 15 millimetres (0.59 in) long with a prominent yellow-orange stripe behind the black prothorax.[2] The abdomen is yellow-orange but is mostly obscured by the metallic olive green elytra.[2] The beetles often form large mating swarms.[2]
References
- ^ "Chauliognathus lugubris (Fabricius)". CSIRO. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "Plague Soldier Beetles". Museum Victoria. Retrieved 3 January 2013.