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Goldenrod Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 179, February 177, March 239, April 417, May 717, June 350, July 264, August 444, September 280, October 258, November 176, December 163.
United States34,833
Canada4,549
New York3,461
Ontario3,213
Minnesota3,206
Ohio3,168
Illinois3,018
Wisconsin2,873
Virginia2,397
Michigan1,766

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilySoldier Beetles · Cantharidae
GenusChauliognathus

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