Chauliognathus tricolor
Tricolor soldier beetle at Bango, NSW
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| Chauliognathus tricolor | AlisonMilton | 11 Mar 2023 | |
| Chauliognathus lugubris | trevorpreston | 11 Mar 2023 |
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1 comment
11 Mar 2023
Hi Trevor, The difference is that the pronotum is larger and more orange on the tricolour soldier beetle and smaller and more yellow on the plague beetle. There are other differences but this is the greatest tell.
Regards
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.976986-34.738771
- Altitude 701.1m
- Maps Bango Nature Reserve
- Places Bango, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 11 Mar 2023 01:21 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- Gum tree Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- trevorpreston 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
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