Cantharis fusca: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cantharidae
Genus: Cantharis
Species: Cantharis fusca
Scientific Name: Cantharis fusca

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cantharis fusca

Cantharis fusca, the dark soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle.

Cantharis fusca reaches a length of 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in). Except for parts of the head and thorax, which are red or orange, this species is completely black. The body is flat and long, with a weak exoskeleton. These beetles have long feathery antennae, and comparatively long legs.

This species is common in large parts of Europe, and lives in bushes, edges of forests, and meadows. They hunt for small insects.

The larvae have black hairs, and also eat small insects. They are very cold-resistant, and can be seen crawling on the snow in winter.

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Cantharis fusca in languages:

Czech: páteříček sněhový
Danish: Stor blødvinge
Dutch: Zwartpootsoldaatje
English: Dark Sailor Beetle
Estonian: tume-pehmekoor
Finnish: Niittysylkikuoriainen
French: Cantharide commune
French: Cantharide sombre
French: Téléphore sombre
German: Gemeiner Weichkäfer
German: Soldatenkäfer
Hungarian: közönséges lágybogár
Lithuanian: Paprastasis minkštavabalis
Polish: omomiłek szary
Polish: omomiłek pryszczawka
Russian: Мягкотелка бурая
Swedish: Stor flugbagge
Ukrainian: М'якотіл бурий

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Parent Taxon

Cantharis

Cantharis fusca: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cantharis fusca

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Cantharis fusca: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cantharis fusca

Cantharis fusca in languages:

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