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Plague Soldier Beetle (5/6)
Coleoptera: Cantharidae
Chauliognathus lugubris
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© Vik Dunis 2014
Thomson Dam, VIC (Jan, 2014)
Often found in large numbers on flowering Eucalyptus trees, they are not called Plague Soldier Beetles for nothing.
Plague Soldier Beetle
Plague Soldier Beetle
Plague Soldier Beetles mating
Plague Soldier Beetle
Plague Soldier Beetle
Plague Soldier Beetles mating