Cantharis
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| Cantharis lateralis is just one of several similarly coloured beetles that belong to the Cantharidae group, more commonly known as Soldier Beetles. Although C. lateralis is coloured similarly to several other species, it is much smaller at around 10-12mm in length. There are about 40 UK species and they are frequent visitors to thistles and umbelliferous flowers, where they probably prey on other flower-feeding insects. The one pictured, was found on Umbellifer flowers near Market Warsop at the end of June 2008. | ||
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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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