Rhagonycha fulva (Scopoli 1763) (Family Cantharidae)


Couple

Length: 7-12mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
(7 Days) (Winter) ? July - August
(Earliest: 26.6)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Meadows

Wet Meadows
Food:
(Larva)

Gastropoda

Lumbricidae

Collembola
Food:
(Adult)

Insecta

Several Apiaceae Pollen

Several Asteraceae Pollen

Malva moschata Pollen

Epilobium angustifolium Pollen

Rubus fruticosus Pollen

Valeriana officinalis Pollen

Urtica dioica Pollen

Lolium perenne Pollen

Glyceria fluitans Pollen

UK Beetles: Rhagonycha fulva
Nature Spot: Common Red Soldier Beetle - Rhagonycha fulva
Insektenbox: Rotgelber Weichkäfer


Pictures © 2003, 2007 J.K. Lindsey

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