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Chauliognathus tricolor - Custard's Last Stand Quite motionless and unresponsive Australia,Chauliognathus tricolor,Geotagged,Plague soldier beetle,Summer,Tricolor Soldier Beetle Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Chauliognathus tricolor - Custard's Last Stand

Quite motionless and unresponsive

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    Christine Young
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    Doesn't look like there is any resistance. Posted 2 years ago

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The Tricolor Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus tricolor is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It has a flattened body between 6 and 16 millimeters long with a prominent red-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 Calbost Niel
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By Calbost Niel

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Uploaded Feb 16, 2023. Captured Feb 15, 2023 15:31 in 200W-201W Great Western Hwy, Hazelbrook NSW 2779, Australia.
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  • NIKON Z 7_2
  • f/16.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO3200
  • 105mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.