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margined click beetle

🇳🇱 Gerande kniptor ·Dalopius marginatus

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
  1. 1. © Поляков Александр · CC BY 4.0
  2. 2. © olasavanda · CC BY-NC 4.0
  3. 3. © Andreas Bennetsen Boe · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
  4. 4. © Иван Матершев · CC BY-NC 4.0
  5. 5. Leidschendam, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  6. 6. 6874 Wolfheze, Nederland:© André Nagelhout · CC BY-NC 4.0
  7. 7. Wassenaar, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  8. 8. Noordwijkerhout, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
  9. 9. Noordwijkerhout, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
  10. 10. Wassenaar, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
margined click beetle, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Поляков Александр · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Dalopius marginatus is a species of click beetles native to Europe.

base stats

  • NL sightings 72iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 2,782iNaturalist 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 72 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 2,782 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

English
margined click beetle
Nederlands
Gerande kniptor
scientific name
Dalopius marginatus
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Elateridae
sightings in NL
72
sightings in Europe
1,599
sightings worldwide
2,782
GBIF records in NL
2,085
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

relatives· Elateridae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 174025, Wikidata Q1519629, GBIF 4428376, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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