Cantharis
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| Cantharis rustica is just one of several similarly coloured beetles that belong to the Cantharidae group, more commonly known as Soldier Beetles. 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 in the upper two photographs was doing just that, when found eating a Phyllobius weevil at Sherwood Forest CP in May 2011. | ||
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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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