Chauliognathus tricolor
Tricolor soldier beetle at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Chauliognathus tricolor | AlisonMilton | 17 Feb 2023 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 17 Feb 2023 |
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User's notes
I thought this was a plague soldier beetle, so didn't take too many photos. But now I think it was something else?
2 comments
17 Feb 2023
Hi Lisa, It is a soldier beetle, but it is the tricolour species. Only the second record for this season.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chauliognathus tricolor Other beetles Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chauliognathus tricolor Scientific name
- Tricolor soldier beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1309.7m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Chauliognathus nobilitatus
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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