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Rhagonycha lignosa

Rhagonycha lignosa

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
  1. 1. © Nikolai Vladimirov · CC BY-NC 4.0
  2. 2. © Martin Grimm · CC BY-NC 4.0
  3. 3. Klarenbeek, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  4. 4. Klarenbeek, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  5. 5. Zuid-Holland, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  6. 6. Klarenbeek, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  7. 7. De Koog, Epelaan, 1796 AX De Koog, Netherlands:© Roel van Klink · CC BY-NC 4.0
  8. 8. Soest, Nederland:© Marleen Schouten · CC BY-NC 4.0
  9. 9. Klarenbeek, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  10. 10. 6874 Wolfheze, Nederland:© André Nagelhout · CC BY-NC 4.0
Rhagonycha lignosa, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Nikolai Vladimirov · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Rhagonycha lignosa is a species of soldier beetles native to Europe.

base stats

  • NL sightings 58iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 1,884iNaturalist 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 58 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 1,884 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Otto Friedrich Müller in 1764 (262 years ago).

fact sheet

scientific name
Rhagonycha lignosa
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Cantharidae
sightings in NL
58
sightings in Europe
1,635
sightings worldwide
1,884
GBIF records in NL
1,036
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1764 by Otto Friedrich Müller

relatives· Cantharidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 494426, Wikidata Q4048234, GBIF 4429807, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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