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
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