Posted on 14 August 201931 July 2019 by David Bloodsucker beetles (not really) Bloodsuckers (not really what they feed on). also called common red soldier beetles (Rhagonycha fulva). Late last month, every umbellifer flower head I looked at in the Barley Field seemed to have some of them feeding along with other insects. Post navigationPrevious post: Green-veined white butterfly on canalside alkanetNext post: Feeding time: moorhen chick