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#3269 · 🪲 beetles

Zwart soldaatje

Cantharis obscura

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
  1. 1. © olasavanda · CC BY-NC 4.0
  2. 2. © Janne Asp · CC BY-NC 4.0
  3. 3. © Konrad Zobel · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
  4. 4. © Joost . · CC BY-NC 4.0
  5. 5. Groesbeek, NL-GE, NL:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
  6. 6. Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands:© Jeroen · CC BY-NC 4.0
  7. 7. Witbrant, Tilburg, Brabant, NL:© Jo Akker · CC BY-NC 4.0
  8. 8. Landgoed de Paltz, Soest, Utrecht, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0
  9. 9. Lisse, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
  10. 10. Nieuwe Tiend, Udenhout, Brabant, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0
Zwart soldaatje, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © olasavanda · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Cantharis obscura is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cantharidae

base stats

  • NL sightings 93iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 4,132iNaturalist 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 93 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 4,132 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

Nederlands
Zwart soldaatje
scientific name
Cantharis obscura
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Cantharidae
sightings in NL
93
sightings in Europe
1,552
sightings worldwide
4,132
GBIF records in NL
7,474
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

relatives· Cantharidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 61448, Wikidata Q824810, GBIF 5744022, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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