CLOSED: ID Request for a Tiger Patterned Beetle

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Sep 01, 2009

Seen near Boston, MA today. Thanx.

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fozzi Blairstown, NJ Sep 01, 2009

I think it's a Pennsylvania Leather-wing. They've recently invaded my yard - I have them all over my coneflowers and black-eyed susans.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 01, 2009

The specific name is Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus; it is in the family Cantharidae - see http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/72/

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Sep 02, 2009

Got it. Thank you both.

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