Rhagonycha limbata
Description
A small (5 to 6 mm) golden brown beetle with a black head,black thighs and a large black mark on the pronotum which is shaped like a vase with an angled base.
Similar Species
Rhagonycha testacea is similar in size and colour but has all yellow legs. Cantharis decipiens is slightly larger (6-8mm) with the black mark on the pronotum shaped like a butternut squash and having a rounded base.
Habitat
Typically occurring in open grassland on dry soils.
When to see it
Spring and summer.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent throughout Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 86 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
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