Rhagonycha fulva: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Rhagonycha fulva Rhagonycha fulva

Where the rhagonycha fulva lives – recorded in 20 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 66,775 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See beetles on the world map

Scientific name	Rhagonycha fulva
Group	Beetles
Found in	20 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Cantharidae

Where does the rhagonycha fulva live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rhagonycha fulva in 20 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

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 rhagonycha fulva?

The rhagonycha fulva (Rhagonycha fulva) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Cantharidae, genus Rhagonycha. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rhagonycha fulva

Rhagonycha fulva, the common red soldier beetle, also misleadingly known as the bloodsucker beetle, and popularly known in England as the hogweed bonking beetle is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rhagonycha fulva (revision 1366240023), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q386268 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).