On green a Cardinal Beetle naturally looks especially good.

Cardinal Beetle

The Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa coccinea) 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 found on flowers at the edges of woodland.

The Cardinal Beetle is a strong flier. It 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.

Pyrochroa serraticornis, which is very similar to P. coccinea except it has a red head instead of a black one, is also referred to as a Cardinal Beetle.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_beetle - 04.10.2010

Cardinal Beetle

The 2-dimensional red makes a nice contrast by the deep black lines and feelers.

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