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Pair of the common red soldier beetles Rhagonycha fulva Royalty Free Stock Photo

Common red soldier beetles mating Royalty Free Stock Photo

Common Red Soldier Beetle, beetles breeding mating. Eating nectar and pollen from thistle flowers. Summer macro insect photography Royalty Free Stock Photo

A mating pair of pretty Common red soldier Beetle, Rhagonycha fulva, perching on a plant. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Two Common red soldier beetles mating on the white flowers of Hogweed Royalty Free Stock Photo

The common red soldier beetles on the blooming purple flower of Scotch thistle Cirsium vulgare Close-up of Rhagonycha fulva Royalty Free Stock Photo

Closeup of Rhagonycha fulva, the common red soldier beetles mating on the flowers. Royalty Free Stock Photo

The common red soldier beetle, Rhagonycha fulva, is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae). The common red soldier beetle will grow up to a centimetre. Nearly all their body is coloured red yellowish. Only the last bit of the elytra is black. The body is flat and elongated. The chitin armour is very soft. The black thread-like antennae are also relatively long. The equally long legs have an orange colour, which become notably darker only at the end.