Stefan F. Wirth<p>The <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/rustic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rustic</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/sailorbeetle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sailorbeetle</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Cantharis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cantharis</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/rustica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rustica</span></a> (<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Cantharidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cantharidae</span></a>, <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Coleoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coleoptera</span></a>) belongs to the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/soldierbeetles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soldierbeetles</span></a>, which are characterized by a <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/softbodied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softbodied</span></a> appearance due to a soft cuticle sclerotization (apomorphy). The <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/species" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>species</span></a> is widespread throughout <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> and often occurs on <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/drymeadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drymeadows</span></a>, forest edges and lowland <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/grasslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grasslands</span></a> or <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/arableland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arableland</span></a>. Larvae and adults live as <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/predators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>predators</span></a> from other insects. The individual was <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/photographed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photographed</span></a> 2020 North <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a>. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a></p><p>© <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/StefanFWirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StefanFWirth</span></a> Berlin 2024</p>