Cratosilis laeta

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Cratosilis laeta
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Cratosilis laeta. Museum specimen
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Cantharidae
Genus: Cratosilis
Species:
C. laeta
Binomial name
Cratosilis laeta
(Fabricius 1792)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cratosilis semiobscura Pic, 1901
  • Rhagonycha discolor Baudi, 1873

Cratosilis laeta is a species of soldier beetle belonging to the family Cantharidae. [2]

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Description

Cratosilis laeta can reach a length of 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in). These small insects have a black head and a reddish pronotum, while elytrae are brownish with black bands. [3]

Distribution

This species can be found in Italy and Switzerland. [4]

References

  1. ↑ GBIF
  2. ↑ Biolib
  3. ↑ "Insetti e Animali". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  4. ↑ Fauna europaea
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