Cardinal beetle
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| Pyrochroa coccinea Linnaeus, 1762 |
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The cardinal beetle is a brightly-coloured red or orange beetle. It is approximately 20 mm long. It has a black face.
The cardinal beetle preys on other insects and is normally fond on flowers at the edges of woodland
The cardinal beetle is a strong flier. The cardinal beetle is bright red; in that way it warns predators that it is toxic.
People often mistake the smaller Scarlet lily beetle, Lilioceris lilii, for a cardinal beetle.
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