Soldier Beetle - Cantharis Nigricans 
Taken at Musselburgh on 2nd June 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File


Soldier Beetle - Cantharis Nigricans
Species :
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Cantharis nigricans.
Coleoptera.
Cantharidae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Length:
Habitat:

Flies/Found:
Feature:
 		Smaller insects.
Insects
9 - 11 mm.
Hedgerows and flower meadows where they visit blossom and flowers such as Hogweed.
May - July.
They are greatly attracted to flowers where they hunt other flower-visiting insects.