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Red Soldier Beetle

Rhagonycha fulva

Photo by LaurenAHHH
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About .5 inches, red/brown.

Habitat:

All over these white wildflowers.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Eve Dosh
You're welcome. Glad you got an ID for this one. It a really nice pic. :)
Doryreed
These are also known as bonking beetles as they are mostly seen mating at this time of year in large numbers. :)
LaurenAHHH
I googled Red Soldier Beetle and it looks exactly like it. Thanks!
Eve Dosh
Looks like a red soldier beetle but not 100%. May be a starting point though. :)
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PublishedJuly 20, 2011

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