Cardinal Beetle

Pyrochroa Serraticornis

Cardinal Beetle

This is the more common Serraticornis with its characteristic red head as opposed to the Coccinea which has a black head. The whole body is rather flat and the antennai are comb-like. May – July, mainly around hedgerows and woodland margins; most often seen on flowers and tree trunks, where the larvae feed on other insects under the bark.  Found this specimen close to a small pond at the margins of woodland.

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