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Cantharis decipiens

Cantharis decipiens

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
  1. 1. © Fabrice Monchâtre · CC BY-NC 4.0
  2. 2. © Rasmus Allesoee · CC BY-NC 4.0
  3. 3. © Kingkestrel · CC BY-NC 4.0
  4. 4. © Frans · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
  5. 5. © Sandy Rae · CC BY 4.0
  6. 6. Noordwijkerhout, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
  7. 7. Castricum, Nederland:© 05gi02el03 · CC BY-NC 4.0
  8. 8. Schinnen:© schelv · CC BY-NC 4.0
  9. 9. Heiloo, GGZ-Gezondheidscentrum, 1851 VN Heiloo, Netherlands:© Daniel Onneweer · CC BY 4.0
  10. 10. Leidschendam, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
Cantharis decipiens, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Fabrice Monchâtre · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Cantharis decipiens is een keversoort uit de familie soldaatjes (Cantharidae).

base stats

  • NL sightings 148iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 1,815iNaturalist 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 148 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 1,815 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

scientific name
Cantharis decipiens
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Cantharidae
sightings in NL
148
sightings in Europe
1,584
sightings worldwide
1,815
GBIF records in NL
5,174
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—

relatives· Cantharidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 322444, Wikidata Q11963084, GBIF 5744187, Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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