Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?XWNKM 21 July 2008 Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)

Soldier beetles are similar to ladybugs in their feeding habit and are beneficials. They'll chow down on aphids and other insects' eggs. As far as I know, they don't hurt the flowers and can be good pollinators for selective plant species.

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