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Common Red Soldier Beetle

Photo: @lukeparrothead · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Insects and other invertebrates

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Rhagonycha fulva

Observations in the area
2
Last sighting
11 May 2025
Category
Insects and other invertebrates
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The species

The common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), also misleadingly known as the bloodsucker beetle, and popularly known in England as the Hogweed Bonking Beetle is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae).

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