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Cratosilis denticollis
Cratosilis denticollis is a species of soldier beetle belonging to the family Cantharidae.
From the article Cratosilis denticollis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Cratosilis denticollis can reach a length of 5.5–7 millimetres (0.22–0.28 in). These small insects have a black head and a reddish pronotum, while elytrae are brownish and coarsely punctured deep. Pronotum rear corners are sharply angled (hence the Latin name denticollis, meaning toothed neck.
Range & habitat
These beetles can be found from June to September in mountain and alpine areas, in forest edges, river meadows and grass heaths.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 739726.