Cratosilis laeta (Fabricius, 1792) is a animal in the Cantharidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Cratosilis laeta (Fabricius, 1792) (Cratosilis laeta (Fabricius, 1792))
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Cratosilis laeta (Fabricius, 1792)

Cratosilis laeta (Fabricius, 1792)

Cratosilis laeta is a small beetle species found in Italy and Switzerland, growing 6โ€“7 mm long with distinct colored body markings.

Family
Genus
Cratosilis
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cratosilis laeta (Fabricius, 1792)

Cratosilis laeta, scientifically named Cratosilis laeta (Fabricius, 1792), reaches a body length of 6โ€“7 millimetres (0.24โ€“0.28 inches). These small insects have a black head, a reddish pronotum, and brownish elytrae marked with black bands. This species can be found in Italy and Switzerland.

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Taxonomy

Animalia โ€บ Arthropoda โ€บ Insecta โ€บ Coleoptera โ€บ Cantharidae โ€บ Cratosilis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy ยท Disclaimer

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