Chauliognathus lecontei
Soldier beetle. Arizona, USA.
Chauliognathus marginatus
The margined leatherwing is one of the most common soldier beetles of early summer in eastern North America. Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA.
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
Goldenrod soldier beetle on goldenrod. Urbana, Illinois, USA.
A soldier beetle catches an October sunset. Urbana, Illinois, USA
A mating pair of goldenrod soldier beetles, grubby with pollen. Vermilion River Observatory, Illinois, USA.
Chauliognathus lugubris
A plague soldier beetle (Cantharidae). Mt. Hotham, Victoria, Australia
A dense mating aggregation of plague soldier beetles, Chauliognathus lugubris, in the Australian alps. Mt. Hotham, Victoria, Australia
A mating aggregation of plague soldier beetles, Chauliognathus lugubris, in the Australian alps. Mt. Hotham, Victoria, Australia
Cantharidae
The distinctive velvety larva of a soldier beetle. Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Soldier beetles may look innocuous, but under that soft, fuzzy exterior lies a fierce predator. This one is killing and eating a male ant. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.
Malthinus occipitalis
The yellow-tipped soldier beetle, one of North America's smallest but most distinct soldier beetles, is found in spring in the southeastern United States. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
Atalantycha bilineata
Atalantycha bilineata (Cantharidae) Urbana, Illinois, USA
Discodon planicolle
A firefly-mimicking soldier beetle. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
Rhagonycha
Look closely at the underside of this soldier beetle and you'll see a parasitic mite. High Falls State Park, Georgia, USA.
Podabrus
Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Diplostethus texanus
Click beetle feeding on Lantana. Dripping Springs, Texas, USA.
Elateridae
Solano County, California, USA.
Alaus oculatus
Eyed Elater. Illinois, USA.
A click beetle larva chews its way through a rotting log. Austin, Texas, USA.
Ptosima gibbicollis
On redbud (Cercis sp.). Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Acmaeodera
A small flower buprestid gets grubby with the relatively large grains of Winecup (Callirhoe) pollen. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
Acmaeodera neglecta
Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
