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Soldier beetle

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Soldier Beetle
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Chauliognathus sp.
Soldier Beetle
Georgetown, South Carolina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Cantharidae
Genera
Chauliognathus
Silis
Cantharis
Podabrus
Malthodes
and more
The Soldier Beetles, or Cantharidae are relatively soft-bodied, straight sided beetles, closely related to the Lampyridae or firefly family. Some are important predators of aphids during their brief adulthood.