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title: "Margined Leatherwing Beetle"
description: "Chauliognathus marginatus — Insecten en spinnen. Chauliognathus marginatus, known generally as the margined leatherwing or margined soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/margined-leatherwing-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Margined Leatherwing Beetle

> Chauliognathus marginatus — Insecten en spinnen. Chauliognathus marginatus, known generally as the margined leatherwing or margined soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae.

- Scientific name: *Chauliognathus marginatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 29956
- Wikidata: [Q28817358](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28817358)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84040](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84040)

## Names

- en: Margined Leatherwing Beetle

## Countries with the most observations

US (29085), CA (337), MX (59)

## Summary

Chauliognathus marginatus, known generally as the margined leatherwing or margined soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in Central America and North America. It is most commonly found on white flowers in spring and early summer.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauliognathus_marginatus

## Photo

![Margined Leatherwing Beetle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/margined-leatherwing-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: lightbed · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89394335

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/margined-leatherwing-beetle?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).