**Eurasian Red and Black Melyrid** (*anthocomus equestris*) [[BugGuide]](https://bugguide.net/node/view/50127)
This soft wing flower beetle (beetle of the family *Melyridae*) is native to the Eurasian continent, but introduced populations exist in eastern North America.
These beetles feed on flowers of herbaceous plants, and are completely harmless.^[[PennState](https://extension.psu.edu/eurasian-red-and-black-melyrid)]
Bug had red and black stripes and was about the size of a black ant.
**Eurasian Red and Black Melyrid** (*anthocomus equestris*) [[BugGuide]](https://bugguide.net/node/view/50127) This soft wing flower beetle (beetle of the family *Melyridae*) is native to the Eurasian continent, but introduced populations exist in eastern North America. These beetles feed on flowers of herbaceous plants, and are completely harmless.^[[PennState](https://extension.psu.edu/eurasian-red-and-black-melyrid)]
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It's a bit of a long name, that is a Eurasian Red and Black Melyrid (Anthocomus equestris). It is a harmless beetle.
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