#3363 · 🪲 beetles

Malthinus flaveolus

Malthinus flaveolus

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0
2. © Erwin Holzer · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0
4. © Udo Schmidt · CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Zuid-Holland, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Brabantse Poort, Nimwegen, Gelderland, NL:© markusgmeiner · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Katwijk aan Zee, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
8. Zuid-Holland, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Voorburg, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Delft, Michiel de Ruyterweg, 2628 RX Delft, Netherlands:© Lars Willighagen · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Malthinus flaveolus is a species of soldier beetle native to Europe.

base stats

NL sightings 44iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 968iNaturalist 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 44 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
968 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst in 1786 (240 years ago).