Saturday, 12 August 2023

Rhagonycha fulva 普通絲角花螢、普通紅兵甲蟲

Common name: Common Red Soldier Beetle
Scientific name: Rhagonycha fulva 普通絲角花螢、普通紅兵甲蟲
Genus: Rhagonycha 黑姬菊虎屬*
Family: Cantharidae 菊虎科、花螢科, soldier beetles
Suborder: Polyphaga 多食亞目, mainly non-water beetles, weevils 象鼻蟲
Order: Coleoptera 鞘翅目, beetles

Remarks*: 

Status: widespread and common

Date: 16th July

67 Red head. Legs red, contrasting black feet.

69 Broad, clear black tip to wing-cases.

68 Mating on the flowers. Smaller male on the top and the bigger female at the bottom.

66 Mating male and female.

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