Goldenrod Soldier Beetle

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:26 am

Species Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus - Goldenrod Soldier Beetle. Another photo from the late summer archives using the Canon PowerShot S1 IS. Beetle was on a wild growing flower (corn flower I think)

cactuspic · Post by **cactuspic** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:40 am

Good shot, Doug. The oof pinkish area sets off and balances the strong yellows well. Is this beetle going after the nectar or eating the flower?

Irwin

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:12 pm

Thanks Irwin. There were lots of these beetles on the flowers and they were not damaging the flowers. I would say they were after the pollen or the nectar.