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Hogweed bonking beetle

09 Monday Jul 2018

Posted by sconzani in insects, nature

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bonking beetle, British beetles, British insects, Common red soldier beetle, Hogweed bonking beetle, Rhagonycha fulva, soldier beetle

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Officially, this is Rhagonycha fulva, the Common red soldier beetle, but I think you can see why it is known throughout Britain as the Hogweed bonking beetle. Out now on a Hogweed near you!

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