Information Page for Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Goldenrod soldier beetle)

This beetle is seen most often in open fields and is found feeding on the pollen and nectar of flowers. Larvae are predacious on various other insects.

References:

The Cantharidae of Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States Pelletier G., H?bert C. 2014. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 25.

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Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Cantharidae
Elevation Distribution:
Phenology


Park Sensitive Species? No


Taxon Authority:
(DeGeer 1774)

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