#3383 · 🪲 beetles

Philonthus cognatus

Philonthus cognatus

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Nikolai Vladimirov · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Nikolai Vladimirov · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Felix Riegel · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © wp-polzin · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Andreas Bennetsen Boe · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. © Mick Talbot · CC BY 4.0
7. © Chris Moody · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Philonthus cognatus is a rove beetle. Adults are 8 to 10 mm long. They are mainly black in colour, although the elytra have a metallic sheen, and are profusely pitted. A distinctive feature of this species is that the underside of the first antennal segment is yellow, contrasting with the black upperside. It is a common species in Britain.

base stats

NL sightings 39iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,592iNaturalist 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).