Podabrus pruinosus

Podabrus pruinosus, the downy leather-winged beetle, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America.

Description and behavior
Adults have a body length of 9-15 mm. They are orange with wing covers that are black-brown and covered in fine hair. They are common in spring and summer, when they feed on aphids. If disturbed, they will fall to the ground.

Larvae are 15-20 mm long, pink, with two dark lines on the thorax. They live in soil.

Subspecies
These five subspecies belong to the species Podabrus pruinosus:
 * Podabrus pruinosus atrocervicus Fender, 1962
 * Podabrus pruinosus comes
 * Podabrus pruinosus diversipes Fall, 1927
 * Podabrus pruinosus gradatus
 * Podabrus pruinosus pruinosus