Minnesota Seasons - goldenrod soldier beetle


goldenrod soldier beetle			More photos…
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus

Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder	Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily	Elateroidea (Click, Firefly and Soldier Beetles)
Family	Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles)
Subfamily	Chauliognathinae
Status	Common
Flight/Season
Habitat	Fields with flowers, especially goldenrod.

Identification

Larval Hosts	Grasshopper eggs and soft-bodied insects

Adult Food	Nectar and pollen of fall flowers

Life Cycle

Similar Species

Range		No information available. Map at left shows sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com.

Sightings	Big Stone NWR Blanket Flower Prairie SNA Blue Mounds State Park Bonanza Prairie SNA Chippewa Prairie Clinton Prairie SNA Crow-Hassan Park Reserve Elm Creek Park Reserve Felton Prairie SNA Shrike Unit Kasota Prairie SNA Kellogg-Weaver Dunes SNA Kellogg-Weaver Unit Louisville Swamp		Mound Spring Prairie SNA Ordway Prairie Oronoco Prairie SNA Osmundson Prairie SNA Pine Bend Bluffs SNA River Terrace Prairie SNA Rock Ridge Prairie SNA Shooting Star Prairie SNA Strandness Prairie Wahpeton Prairie WMA Wild River State Park

Comments	This beetle is considered beneficial because its larvae feed on the striped cucumber beetle and other pests.

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Common Names	goldenrod soldier beetle Pennsylvania Leather-wing Pennsylvania Leatherwing Soldier Beetle