Common red soldier beetle — size comparison

The common red soldier beetle visits flowers in meadows, clearings and roadsides. Adults eat pollen and hunt small insects. Flower umbels provide places for bot

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Length

od przodu głowy do końca odwłoka · bez czułków, nóg i wystających skrzydełScale for the stated dimensions · each animal is labelled

Common red soldier beetle

Rhagonycha fulva

9,5 mmAdult individual
Body length

od przodu głowy do końca odwłoka · bez czułków, nóg i wystających skrzydełMeasurement: side

The stated dimensions share a scale without a common ground line. Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
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Common red soldier beetleBody length9.5 mm
Bank cardLong edge of the card8.56 cm

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

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Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Common red soldier beetle — size comparison — facts and sources

The common red soldier beetle visits flowers in meadows, clearings and roadsides. Adults eat pollen and hunt small insects. Flower umbels provide places for both feeding and encounters with mates.

Larvae are predatory and seek food closer to the ground, eating small invertebrates.

Measurement sources