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Insects - Rhagonycha fulva Insects - Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Length 11mm

An extremely common soldier beetle. Body mostly orange-red except for tip of elytra which are dark. Very active in sunny weather and flies well. Frequently visits flowers, especially umbellifers, where it hunts for insect prey; often becomes dusted with pollen. Seen May­August; mating pairs are a common sight.
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