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#3387 · 🪲 beetles

Dubbelgevlekte bastaardweekschildkever

Anthocomus fasciatus

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands
Dubbelgevlekte bastaardweekschildkever, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

De dubbelgevlekte bastaardweekschildkever of dubbelgevlekte basterdweekschild ( Anthocomus fasciatus ) is een kever uit de familie bloemweekschilden (Melyridae).

base stats

  • NL sightings 38iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 1,708iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 38 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 1,708 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

Nederlands
Dubbelgevlekte bastaardweekschildkever
scientific name
Anthocomus fasciatus
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Melyridae
sightings in NL
38
sightings in Europe
1,551
sightings worldwide
1,708
GBIF records in NL
463
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

relatives· Melyridae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 462140, Wikidata Q11958380, GBIF 4449155, Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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