Chauliognathus lugubris

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]

Chauliognathus lugubris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cantharidae
Genus: Chauliognathus
Species:
C. lugubris
Binomial name
Chauliognathus lugubris
Fabricius, 1801

Banana bugs are most commonly found in South-East Australia, though smaller numbers are also common in parts of the South-West.[4]

References
  1. "Plague Soldier Beetles". What's That Bug?. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. "Chauliognathus lugubris (Fabricius)". CSIRO. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. "Plague Soldier Beetles". Museum Victoria. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. "Chauliognathus lugubris: Plague Soldier Beetle". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2021.


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