Cantharis
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| There are about 40 UK species of Cantharidae (Soldier beetles) with many being frequent visitors to thistles and umbelliferous flowers, where they probably prey on other flower-feeding insects. Cantharis figurata is one of numerous similarly coloured species, but is relatively easy to distinguish by the distinctive mark on the pronutum. This beetle also seems to be much less common based on our own records. In fact it was not until mid-June 2011, that we recorded our first at Warsop Main Pit Top, before finding one the next day at Nettleworth Manor. | ||
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| UK distribution of Cantharis
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 The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares. Updated September 2011 |
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