Beetles on an Umbellifera
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Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 12 Jul 2021
Numerous common red soldier beetles, Rhagonycha fulva, on the head of hogweed, Heracleum spondyllum. The beetles were common in an area of uncut grassland within Victoria Park.