Podabrus sp.
Podabrus is a genus in the soldier beetle family, Cantharidae. These beetles prefer to feed on aphids and other soft-bodied insects. In the GYE they can typically be found on flowers or foliage while species in other areas of the continent prefer to live exclusively near bodies of water.
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cantharidae
Species: Podabrus sp.
Photograph: © 2007 RKD Peterson
Date of Photograph: 1 July 2007
Location: Montana, Gallatin Co. (45o44'24" N 111o13'15" W)