Rhagonycha nigriceps

Rhagonycha nigriceps

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cantharidae

Rhagonycha nigriceps is a species of soldier beetles belonging to the family Cantharidae, subfamily Cantharinae. This beetle is mainly present in Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and in the eastern Palearctic realm The adults grow up to a centimetre. They are distinguished for the orange-brown colour of elytra, the red pronotum and black head (hence the specific name).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 23Italy · 4Spain · 3Switzerland · 2Germany · 1

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Rhagonycha nigriceps

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