Soldier beetles (Cantharis flavilabris)

Beetle 
4 July 2020
 Cantharidae - Soldier beetles

Order: Coleoptera

The black elytra (wing covers) are shiny and have a layer of very fine hairs. The pronotum can be all black or may have varying amounts of red. The scutellum is black which distinguishes the red pronotum variety from the similar C. nigra which has a red scutellum.





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