Chauliognathus basalis LeConte, 1859 is a animal in the Cantharidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chauliognathus basalis LeConte, 1859

Chauliognathus basalis LeConte, 1859

Chauliognathus basalis, the Colorado soldier beetle, is a North American cantharid soldier beetle species.

Family
Genus
Chauliognathus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Chauliognathus basalis LeConte, 1859

Chauliognathus basalis, commonly known as the Colorado soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle that belongs to the family Cantharidae. This species can be found in North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cantharidae Chauliognathus

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