Chauliognathus lugubris
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cantharidae |
| Genus: | Chauliognathus |
| Species: | C. lugubris
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| Binomial name | |
| Chauliognathus lugubris Fabricius, 1801
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Chauliognathus lugubris, the plague soldier beetle, green soldier beetle or banana bug,[1] is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae) native to Australia.[2] It has a flattened body to 15 millimetres (0.59 in) long with a prominent yellow-orange stripe behind the black prothorax.[3] The abdomen is yellow-orange but is mostly obscured by the metallic olive green elytra.[3] The beetles often form large mating swarms.[3]
Banana bugs are most commonly found in South-East Australia, though smaller numbers are also common in parts of the South-West.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Plague Soldier Beetles". What's That Bug?. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Chauliognathus lugubris (Fabricius)". CSIRO. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "Plague Soldier Beetles". Museum Victoria. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Chauliognathus lugubris: Plague Soldier Beetle". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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- Cantharidae
- Beetles described in 1801
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