Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Black-headed cardinal beetle

Pyrochroa coccinea

Description:

It looks like the cardinal beetle but has a black head and is larger (14-20 mm). Toothed antennae, red elytra and legs and underparts also black.

Habitat:

Doode Bemde. Bushes near river stream.

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

2 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 9 years ago

Thanks, Bill! :-)

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Reminds me of a blister beetle! Beautiful spotting Marta!

The MnMs
Spotted by
The MnMs

Bertem, Vlaanderen, Belgium

Spotted on Jun 1, 2014
Submitted on Aug 10, 2014

Related Spottings

Cardinal beetle black-headed cardinal beetle Common Cardinal Beetle Scharlachroter Feuerkäfer

Nearby Spottings

Common pochard (mother and ducklings) Eurasian coot (mother & chick) Map butterfly  - Spring Brood European garden spider with prey

Reference

Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team