Coleoptera

Pyrochroidae

Cardinal Beetles

There are only 3 members of this family that occur in Europe and all of them can be found in Britain.

Pyrochroa serraticornis - Lancashire, England - May 2009

All of the European species have bright red elytra, resembling the colour of a Cardinal's cassock.

Pyrochroa serraticornis - Lancashire, England - May 2009

Pyrochroa serraticornis is the only one of the three that has a red head, the other two have black heads.

Pyrochroa serraticornis - Lancashire, England - May 2009