Scutellum dark, punctured and pubescent as the elytra. Thank you. Malthinus seriepunctata. Length 9 to 12.5 mm. Lateral margins broadly explanate.
Mating proceeds through late May and early June, and eggs are laid into damp soil on arable borders etc. Habitat. The legs are variable in colour but are at least in part red; the femoral bases pale in even the darkest specimens. Recording the wildlife of Leicestershire and Rutland. Life History. For information on image rights, click HERE. Antennae black with at least 2, and usually more, basal segments entirely orange.
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. This is a carnivorous beetle, the adult hunts other insects, often waiting on flowers for potential prey to arrive.
Scutellum dark, punctured and pubescent as the elytra. Head finely punctured, with the clypeus convex between the antennal insertions. There were a total of 64 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015. When to see it. They fly well and are adventive, often occurring in situations far from their usual habitats. Rhagonycha fulva. for a while considered a distinct family. It is a predator and hunts mainly on flowers.
cross-strigose. Dysmorphocerinae was erected in 1908 to accommodate some genera not easily placed within the other subfamilies. It has a distinctive heart-shaped black mark in the middle of its red pronotum. They are cold tolerant and hunt through the winter; during cold spells they remain under logs or among litter or tussocks etc.
The appearance is characteristic of the family; flat with the segments obvious and darkened by dense velvety pubescence, and with robust mouthparts. Enter a town or village to see local records, Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data) There are 41 British species of Cantharidae, small to medium-sized (2-15mm) soft-bodied species with leathery elytra.
cross-strigose. The larvae are predatory feeding on snails, worms and larvae etc. Description.
There are three subfamilies in Britain.
We have wild birds in huge numbers either residing or visiting our shores (597 recorded species as at July 2013) and we must also not forget the humble back garden with its grass lawns, flower beds filled with nectar rich flowers, shrubs and trees, all designed to attract huge numbers of insects such as bees, moths, butterflies and hoverflies; and finally the small ponds which provide safe havens for frogs, toads, newts and even slow worms and grass snakes. The elytra are entirely black; not metallic but usually appearing silky due to the dense recumbent pubescence.
Click here to support NatureSpot by making a donation - small or large - your gift is very much appreciated. Cantharis rustica. Size varies; 9-13mm. Cantharis livida also has a darker form (var. Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015, Leicestershire Amphibian & Reptile Network, Market Bosworth & District Natural History Society, Natural History Section, Leicester Literary & Philosophical Society, Leicestershire & Rutland Swift Partnership. There are several Cantharis beetles but this is one of the more common. From May to August, but June and July are peak months. but in mild weather they are active in the open, even crawling on the surface of snow in search of prey, a behaviour which has earned them the vernacular of ‘snow worms’. Images. Cantharis rustica (Fallén, 1807) : Cantharis rustica is just one of several similarly coloured beetles that belong to the Cantharidae group, more commonly known as Soldier Beetles.There are about 40 UK species and they are frequent visitors to thistles and umbelliferous flowers, where they probably prey on other flower-feeding insects. This is one of our largest cantharids; easily seen and identified in the field as long as careful attention is paid to the colouration. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. But despite these changes the group remains rather characteristic and stable.
www.uknature.co.uk is a website dedicated to showing the immense diversity of UK nature and wildlife. The third and fourth tarsal segments are bilobed and the anterior claw of each pair has a strong basal tooth. Pro-tibiae black, at least the basal half. The legs are variable in colour but are at least in part red; the femoral bases pale in even the darkest specimens.
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All tibiae with 2 small spines at the apex. Ecology. Pronotum finely punctured and pubescent, red with a central, usually cordate, dark mark which does not reach to the margins. Cantharis rustica Fallén, 1807 .
Cantharis rustica Species; Additional images; Click here to support NatureSpot by making a donation - small or large - your gift is very much appreciated. Taxonomy: Polyphaga > Elateroidea > Cantharidae > Cantharis > Cantharis rustica. Cantharis rustica Fallén, 1807: UKSI Synonym Source; Cantharis rustica Fallen, 1807 synonym: UKSI Telophorus rusticus (Fallen) synonym: UKSI Classification unranked Biota kingdom Animalia phylum Arthropoda subphylum Hexapoda class Insecta order Coleoptera family Cantharidae genus Cantharis species Cantharis rustica. Adults appear from early to mid May and persist into early August; they are easily identified on flowers, especially apiacaea, where they hunt for other insects and, occasionally, feed on nectar and pollen. This large and very distinctive cantharid is common and widespread throughout Europe and east to Russia, occurring up to 200m. Length 9 to 12.5 mm. Cantharis rustica.
All tibiae with 2 small spines at the apex.
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Cantharis rustica. Malthodes dispar. www.uknature.co.uk is the showcase for my personal passion, photographing uknature in all its glory. They are predatory, ready fliers, and many are be common sights on flowers over the summer, particularly Rhagonycha fulva (Scopoli), which is often very abundant in July and August. Cantharis rustica, a Soldier Beetle, has a length of 9-13mm with a narrow, elongated body and soft, smoothish, slightly hairy elytra indicative of the Cantharidae, of which there are about 40 species in the UK. It has black, shiny elytra (wing cases) covered in fine hairs, red femora (thighs) and a central dark mark in the centre of its red pronotum. Silis ruficollis. The meso- and meta-tarsi are distinctly wider in the male and the antennae are longer when compared with the female. Areas with tall grasses, and in open woodland. Base of head to the front margin of the eyes black. Thank you. Description. I sincerely hope you all enjoy the fruits of my labours. In the U.K. it is common and usually abundant across the south, becoming more local and scattered north of the Humber. The surface has faint longitudinal lines and is strongly. The eggs hatch after a week or so and the larvae pass through six instars before pupating in the soil the following May. Identification difficulty. Our vast range of habitats, from lowland arable to snow covered mountains, from storm-ravaged coastlines to peaceful inland freshwater lakes and rivers, from dry, sandy heaths to deciduous and coniferous forests, all these habitats contribute to the abundance of UK nature. Areas of long grass, including wasteland, parkland and open woodland. The typical habitat is open grassland, arable and wooded borders, parks and gardens etc. which they immobilize with a poisonous bite. Adults eclose within a week or two and can be seen emerging from the soil on hot days, often in numbers. Pro-tibiae black, at least the basal half.
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