Chauliognathus lugubris
| Chauliognathus lugubris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cantharidae |
| Genus: | Chauliognathus |
| Species: | C. lugubris |
| Binomial name | |
| Chauliognathus lugubris Fabricius, 1801 | |
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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Plague Soldier Beetles". Museum Victoria. Retrieved 3 January 2013.