| Common name: | Soldier Beetle or Sailor Beetle or ‘bloodsucker’ or ‘bonking beetle’ |
| Latin name: | Rhagonycha fulva |
| Family: | Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) |
| Seen: | March to October |
| Date: | 30 June |
| Location: | garden, Marsland valley, Cornwall |
Related pages: Beetle posts | British beetles gallery