Coccidula rufa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Coccidula rufa lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Coccidula rufa
Group	Beetles
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Coccinellidae

Where does the Coccidula rufa live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Coccidula rufa in 13 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Coccidula rufa?

The Coccidula rufa (Coccidula rufa) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Coccinellidae, genus Coccidula. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Coccidula rufa

Coccidula rufa is a species of beetle in family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Palearctic The beetles are found throughout Europe except in the far north North Africa and East across the Palearctic - Turkey, European Russia, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, Western Asia, Afghanistan, Mongolia. They occur to an altitude of about 1000 meters. Their preferred habitat is damp areas with swamp and water plants - slack and marshes, including peatlands but Coccidula rufa also occurs in dry biotopes (fields, meadows, sandy river banks, quarries, and gardens)

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Coccidula rufa (revision 1371256760), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q467652 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).