Cantharis rustica

Cantharis rustica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cantharidae
Genus:	Cantharis
Species:	C. rustica
Binomial name
	Cantharis rustica; Fallén

Cantharis rustica is a species of soldier beetle found in Europe east to central Russia.[1]

Description

In central Europe, the adult beetles appears between May and July. Larvae are active from late summer until early spring and in March and April they pupate.[1]

Distribution

According to GBIF records, Cantharis rustica occurs in Europe from as north as Scandinavia to the shores of the Mediterranean and from the Atlantic Ocean to central Russia.[2]

Habitat

This beetle species has a preference for arable land.[1]

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References

Traugott, M. (2006). Habitat use and activity patterns of larval and adult Cantharis beetles in arable land. European journal of soil biology, 42(2), 82-88. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2005.10.001)
Cantharis rustica Fallén, 1807 in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-06-13.

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[crusticaHabitat-1] Traugott, M. (2006). Habitat use and activity patterns of larval and adult Cantharis beetles in arable land. European journal of soil biology, 42(2), 82-88. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2005.10.001)

[2] Cantharis rustica Fallén, 1807 in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-06-13.