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Common red soldier beetle

Cantharidae

Photo by Saarbrigger
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Field Notes

Description:

They were about 2 cm long and had a birgth orange colour. Mostly one was sitting of an other one.

Habitat:

There were many of them in the meadow.

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Common red soldier beetle

Species ID Suggestions

Common red soldier beetle

Rhagonycha fulva

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Comments (2)
Saarbrigger
Thanks for the ID. It's really similar to yours. :-)
sttweets
Funny, I have a similar spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6607985. I guess it's mating season.

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The Color Red
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Pannonian wildelife

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PublishedJuly 10, 2011

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