Soldier beetles (Cantharidae), adult on Texas thistle (Cirsium texanum), Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast

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Soldier beetles (Cantharidae), adult on Texas thistle (Cirsium texanum), Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

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