#3330 · 🪲 beetles
Steelhalskortschildkever
Rugilus rufipes
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what is it?
Rugilus rufipes is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is commonly found across Europe and parts of North America. These beetles are known for their slender bodies and distinctive red legs, which give the species its name.
base stats
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 53 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 307 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1836 (190 years ago).
fact sheet
- Nederlands
- Steelhalskortschildkever
- scientific name
- Rugilus rufipes
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Coleoptera
- family
- Staphylinidae
- sightings in NL
- 53
- sightings in Europe
- 191
- sightings worldwide
- 307
- GBIF records in NL
- 162
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1836 by Ernst Friedrich Germar
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Sources: iNaturalist taxon 131943, Wikidata Q14893873, GBIF 4438752, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.