| Cantharis livida (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Scientific name: Cantharis livida (Linnaeus, 1758) Common name: French name: Téléphore livide Order: Coleoptera Family: Cantharidae Wingspan : 10-14 mm. Biotope: Area with high grasses, open woodlands, waste lands. Geographic area: Palaearctic region. Observation period : May to August with a peak in June and July. |
Cantharidae are insects with a lengthy body, rather soft elytra and long antennae of 11 articles. Cantharis livida is a yellow orange to reddish orange colour. There can be a dark triangular patch at the front of the elytra. The fore legs and middle legs are orange yellow. The hind tibias and the apical third of the hind femora are black. There is one form with black elytra: Cantharis livida var. rufipes. Adults are observed on flowers where they chase small insects. The larvae, which live on the ground and over winter, feed on snails and earthworms. |
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Cantharis livida is an insect easy to identify. I just need now to find one of the form with black elytra. |
André Bon January 2016