This beetle is seen most often in open fields and is found feeding on the pollen and nectar of flowers. Larvae are predacious on various other insects.
References:
The Cantharidae of Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States Pelletier G., H?bert C. 2014. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 25.
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Kingdom:
Animalia
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Family:
Cantharidae
Cantharidae
Elevation Distribution:
Phenology
Phenology
(DeGeer 1774)