Podabrus pruinosus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cantharidae |
Genus: | Podabrus |
Species: | P. pruinosus
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Binomial name | |
Podabrus pruinosus
LeConte, 1851
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Podabrus pruinosus, the downy leather-winged beetle, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
Adults have a body length of 9-15 mm. They are orange with wing covers that are black-brown and covered in fine hair. They are common in spring and summer, when they feed on aphids. If disturbed, they will fall to the ground. [4]
Larvae are 15-20 mm long, pink, with two dark lines on the thorax. They live in soil. [4]
These five subspecies belong to the species Podabrus pruinosus:
Podabrus pruinosus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cantharidae |
Genus: | Podabrus |
Species: | P. pruinosus
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Binomial name | |
Podabrus pruinosus
LeConte, 1851
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Podabrus pruinosus, the downy leather-winged beetle, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
Adults have a body length of 9-15 mm. They are orange with wing covers that are black-brown and covered in fine hair. They are common in spring and summer, when they feed on aphids. If disturbed, they will fall to the ground. [4]
Larvae are 15-20 mm long, pink, with two dark lines on the thorax. They live in soil. [4]
These five subspecies belong to the species Podabrus pruinosus: