#3181 · 🪲 beetles

Green Dock Beetle

🇳🇱 Groen zuringhaantje ·Gastrophysa viridula

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Rasmus Allesoee · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © TristramBrelstaff · CC BY-SA 4.0
3. © Stefan · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Walwyn · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Anita Sprungk · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Leidschendam, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Uiterwaarden Lek, Lexmond, Utrecht, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0
8. Donkseweg, Brandwijk, South Holland, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0
9. 2266 LR Leidschendam, Nederland:© sandyroest · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. 2403 Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands:© Elvira de Lange · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Gastrophysa viridula , known as the green dock beetle , green dock leaf beetle or green sorrel beetle , is a species of beetle native to Europe.

base stats

NL sightings 515iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 9,083iNaturalist 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 515 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #19 most seen of the beetles in NL.
9,083 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Charles De Geer in 1775 (251 years ago).