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  8. Texas Soldier Beetle

species 1,341 observations

Texas Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus scutellaris

Status
presumed native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

6 native plants
support it in the US
  • Food plants Plants it feeds on American Basketflower, Nueces Coreopsis, Huisache Daisy 3
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Bitterweed 1
  • Shelter plants Plants it nests or roosts in Honey Mesquite, Broom Snakeweed 2

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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