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Cardinal Beetle

Pyrochroa coccinea

Description:

Head is black but the pronotum and elytra are entirely red. The whole body is rather flat and the antennae are comb like.

Habitat:

May - June mainly around hedgerows and woodland margins

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2 Comments

ToshimiDowaki
ToshimiDowaki 11 years ago

Wonderful shot!

EslyGriffin
EslyGriffin 11 years ago

So beautiful

AlphaZeroOne
Spotted by
AlphaZeroOne

Malvern Hills, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on May 25, 2012
Submitted on Jun 29, 2012

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