Tricolor Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus tricolor

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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Distribution

It is found in Eastern Australia and Tasmania.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCantharidae
GenusChauliognathus
SpeciesC. tricolor
Photographed in
Australia