Plague soldier beetles mating

These beetles lived up to their common name this morning; the sky was filled and the house covered as the very hot weather triggered vast mating swarms.

Found in the south-west and south-east of this country.

15 mm body length

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Ferdy Christant

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Sounds like love is literally in the air. Posted 3 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
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  Haha perfect! Clearly there's more to achieve, as the same is happening this morning as well. Posted 3 years ago

The Plague Soldier Beetle

The plague soldier beetle or green soldier beetle is a species of soldier beetle native to Australia. It has a flattened body to 15 millimetres long with a prominent yellow-orange stripe behind the black prothorax. The abdomen is yellow-orange but is mostly obscured by the metallic olive green elytra.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Ruth Spigelman