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crimsontsavo Crossville, TN(Zone 7a) May 31, 2008

Thanks!

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crimsontsavo Crossville, TN(Zone 7a) May 31, 2008

weeeeeeeee

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 31, 2008

This is a soldier/leatherwinged beetle (Coleoptera: Cantharidae); likely in the genus Chauliognathus - see http://i.pbase.com/u36/tmurray74/small/32261750.CRW_3234_RJ.jpg for an image. They generally are considered beneficial, as both the larvae and adults are predators on other small arthropods, including aphids and caterpillars. Adults also may feed on pollen, and actually may assist in pollinating some plants.

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crimsontsavo Crossville, TN(Zone 7a) May 31, 2008

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/72/ looks like it right?
Thanks sooooo much!

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 31, 2008

Yes, that is the most likely one.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 24, 2008

I think this beetle is Chauliognathus marginata. The dark band on the pronotum is different from the dark blob on C. pensylvanicus.

I saw these pics in BugFiles because I was going to add a pic to C. pensylvanicus, and I just got through reading about the differences in the species. So, I went to look and see if there was an ID thread. What do you all think? This is from Bugguide:

"Very similar to C. pennsylvanicus, but pronotum has wide dark band, instead of an irregular dark spot. Elytra of C. marginatus often more extensively dark than pennsylvanicus. C. marginatus is also somewhat smaller and is active earlier in summer than C. pennsylvanicus."

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 25, 2008

You got it, claypa - I didn't look closely enough before replying. Thanks for the detective work!

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crimsontsavo Crossville, TN(Zone 7a) Aug 25, 2008

Ohh did you report my error yet?
Ill report it, thanks claypa!

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 25, 2008

No, I figured I'd see if there was agreement on its ID first. YW!

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crimsontsavo Crossville, TN(Zone 7a) Aug 26, 2008

:-D Reported and fixed, yayyy LOL.

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