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#3428 · 🪲 beetles

Cantharis cryptica

Cantharis cryptica

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
  1. 1. © Kerry Lewis · CC BY-NC 4.0
  2. 2. © Koos Uys · CC BY-NC 4.0
  3. 3. © Axel Gosseries · CC BY-NC 4.0
  4. 4. © Marie Lou Legrand · CC BY-NC 4.0
  5. 5. Haagse Hout, Den Haag, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  6. 6. Noordwijk, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
  7. 7. Noordwijkerhout, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
  8. 8. Nationaal Park De Biesbosch, Werkendam, Noord-Brabant, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0
  9. 9. Noordwijkerhout, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
  10. 10. 9747 AV Groningen, Netherlands:© Mick Elliot · CC BY-NC 4.0
Cantharis cryptica, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Kerry Lewis · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Cantharis cryptica is a species of soldier beetles native to Europe.

base stats

  • NL sightings 29iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 1,186iNaturalist 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 29 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 1,186 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

scientific name
Cantharis cryptica
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Cantharidae
sightings in NL
29
sightings in Europe
400
sightings worldwide
1,186
GBIF records in NL
713
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—

relatives· Cantharidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 508634, Wikidata Q2936594, GBIF 5744026, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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