Red Soldier Beetle
Taken at Barns Ness on 18th July 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Baron's Haugh on 8th July 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 105 mm macro lens. Fact File
Red Soldier Beetle
Mating
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 24th July 2012 using  Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode		 Fact File
Mating
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 19th August 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode		 Fact File
Larva
Taken at Cathkin Marsh on 5th July 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.		 Fact File
Red Soldier Beetle.
Species:
Order:
Family:		 Rhagonycha fulva.
Coleoptera.
Cantharidae.
Elytra:
Chitin:
Food:
Body Length:

 Red Yellowish with the last bit black.
Very soft.
Ground dwellers hunting snails and insects
7 - 10 mm.