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).
Photo: @lukeparrothead · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
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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Where it has been observed
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Photo: Marie Lou Legrand · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
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Photo: Marie Lou Legrand · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
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