Malthinus occipitalis LeConte, 1851 is a animal in the Cantharidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Malthinus occipitalis LeConte, 1851

Malthinus occipitalis LeConte, 1851

Malthinus occipitalis (yellow-tipped soldier beetle) is a North American soldier beetle species in the family Cantharidae.

Family
Genus
Malthinus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Malthinus occipitalis LeConte, 1851

Malthinus occipitalis, commonly known as the yellow-tipped soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle that belongs to the family Cantharidae. This species can be found in North America. Its accepted scientific name is Malthinus occipitalis LeConte, 1851.

Photo: (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cantharidae Malthinus

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