Chauliognathus pensylvanicus (De Geer, 1774)

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle

Synonyms: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus, Telephorus pensylvanicus

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Non-chordate Invertebrate

Sublevel 2: Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry

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Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Coleoptera

Family: Cantharidae

Genus: Chauliognathus

Species: Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Chauliognathus pensylvanicus