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Soldier Beetle



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29th May 2026

29th May 2026

29th May 2026

A pair of orange and black Soldier Beetles are mating on a curly nettle leaf.

15th May 2026

A small brown Soldier Beetle is feeding on a Knapweed flower and its head is buried in the petals.

28th Jul 2025

Almost silhouetted against the sky is an upside down Soldier Beetle mostly red in colour with black wing cases and a a black heart shaped marking on the pronotum.

23rd May 2025

A red Soldier Beetle quite slender with black wing cases and a characteristic black heart shape on its pronotum.

16th May 2025

A pair of Soldier Beetles mating with the topmost beetle showing off its topside and the bottom beetle the underside.

9th May 2025

17th Jul 2024

5th Jul 2024

5th Jul 2024

A red under and black upperbodied Soldier Beetle which has a red pronotum with a black heart shape in the middle and red legs which change to black further down.

24th May 2024

This Soldier Beetle is quite slender and mostly black although the pronotum is an orangey amber colour as are its legs in places.

17th May 2024

Two black and orange Soldier Beetles are mating with the seemingly smaller male on top and the plumper female on the bottom.

17th May 2024

This Soldier Beetle is climbing a blade of grass and we can only see the head and part of its underside as it appears to be peeking out.

17th May 2024



We saw huge numbers of Soldier Beetles near the Car Park.Trying to identify which species of Soldier Beetle this is was quite tricky. We have settled on Cantharis livida as the colours on the legs is indicative of this species although it is missing the black spot on its head

29th May 2026





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