Family

Soldier Beetles

Cantharidae

31 species in our catalog · found in 30 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderColeoptera (Beetles)
FamilyCantharidae (Soldier Beetles)

Species in this group

Rhagonycha fulva

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cantharis rustica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chauliognathus marginatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cantharis tristis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cantharis fusca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cantharis livida

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pacificanthia consors

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chauliognathus limbicollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cantharis nigricans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cratosilis denticollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chauliognathus lewisi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chauliognathus fasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cantharis pellucida

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pacificanthia rotundicollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Podabrus rugosulus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Podabrus brevicollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhagonycha lignosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cantharis obscura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chauliognathus sulphureus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chauliognathus obscurus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chauliognathus transversus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Discodon planicolle

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tytthonyx erythrocephalus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Atalantycha bilineata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ancistronycha abdominalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Atalantycha dentigera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Podabrus fayi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cantharis flavilabris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cantharis annularis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cantharis decipiens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Soldier Beetles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	7 of 31	~40%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis pellucida			~10%
	Rhagonycha lignosa			<5%
2	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 31	~40%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~20%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis pellucida			~10%
	Rhagonycha lignosa			~10%
	Cantharis obscura			~10%
3	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	8 of 31	~40%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			<5%
	Gloomy Soldier Beetle			<5%
	Ancistronycha abdominalis			<5%
	Cantharis pellucida			<5%
	Cantharis annularis			<5%
4	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	8 of 31	~40%
	Margined Leatherwing Beetle			~10%
	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Short-Collared Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Wrinkled Soldier Beetle			<5%
	Two-Lined Leatherwing			<5%
	Rotund-Collared Soldier Beetle			<5%
	Atalantycha dentigera			<5%
	Fay's Soldier Beetle			<5%
5	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~20%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~20%
6	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
7	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 31	~30%
	Margined Leatherwing Beetle			~10%
	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Rotund-Collared Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Wrinkled Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Tytthonyx erythrocephalus			<5%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Cantharis flavilabris			<5%
	Cantharis decipiens			<5%
9	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~20%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
10	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~20%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
11	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
12	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 31	~20%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~20%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
13	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~20%
	Chauliognathus limbicollis			~10%
	Lewis' Soldier Beetle			~10%
	🦋 Chauliognathus transversus			<5%
14	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 31	~20%
	Gloomy Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cratosilis denticollis			~10%
15	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 31	~20%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~20%
16	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 31	~20%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
17	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 31	~20%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~20%
18	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 31	~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Rotund-Collared Soldier Beetle			~10%
19	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 31	~10%
	Chauliognathus limbicollis			~10%
	Pale-Shouldered Soldier Beetle			<5%
	Margined Leatherwing Beetle			<5%
20	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Margined Leatherwing Beetle			~10%
21	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Margined Leatherwing Beetle			~10%
22	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 31	~10%
	Gloomy Soldier Beetle			~10%
23	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 31	~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
24	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Brown Leather Wing Beetle			~10%
25	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Chauliognathus fasciatus			~10%
26	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 31	~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
27	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Chauliognathus fasciatus			~10%
28	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 31	~10%
	Chauliognathus sulphureus			~10%
29	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Chauliognathus obscurus			~10%
30	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 31	<5%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	9 of 31	~60%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~20%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis obscura			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Cantharis pellucida			~10%
	Rhagonycha lignosa			<5%
	Cantharis flavilabris			<5%
2	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	6 of 31	~50%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~20%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis flavilabris			~10%
	Cantharis decipiens			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			~10%
3	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 31	~50%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~30%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Cantharis flavilabris			~10%
4	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	5 of 31	~40%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~20%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			~10%
5	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	8 of 31	~40%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~20%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			<5%
	Rhagonycha lignosa			<5%
	Cantharis pellucida			<5%
	Cantharis obscura			<5%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			<5%
6	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 31	~40%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~30%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis flavilabris			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
7	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	9 of 31	~40%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~20%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis decipiens			<5%
	Cantharis livida			<5%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			<5%
	Rhagonycha lignosa			<5%
	Cantharis flavilabris			<5%
	Cantharis pellucida			<5%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			<5%
8	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	5 of 31	~40%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			~10%
9	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	7 of 31	~40%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Cantharis flavilabris			~10%
	Cantharis pellucida			<5%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			<5%
	Cantharis decipiens			<5%
10	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	3 of 31	~40%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~20%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
11	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	5 of 31	~30%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			<5%
	Cantharis pellucida			<5%
12	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	8 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis pellucida			<5%
	Cantharis flavilabris			<5%
	Rhagonycha lignosa			<5%
13	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	4 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~20%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis decipiens			~10%
14	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	5 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Cantharis obscura			~10%
15	Paris	🇫🇷 France	6 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			<5%
	Cantharis livida			<5%
	Cantharis pellucida			<5%
	Cantharis decipiens			<5%
16	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	5 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis pellucida			<5%
17	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	5 of 31	~30%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			<5%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			<5%
18	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~20%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
19	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	7 of 31	~30%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			<5%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			<5%
	Cantharis pellucida			<5%
	Cantharis flavilabris			<5%
20	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	6 of 31	~30%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			<5%
	Cantharis decipiens			<5%
	Cantharis pellucida			<5%
21	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	5 of 31	~30%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			~10%
22	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	4 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			~10%
23	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~30%
	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle			~20%
	Two-Lined Leatherwing			<5%
	Wrinkled Soldier Beetle			<5%
24	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 31	~30%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~20%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
25	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Wrinkled Soldier Beetle			<5%
26	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 31	~30%
	Margined Leatherwing Beetle			~10%
	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Two-Lined Leatherwing			<5%
	Wrinkled Soldier Beetle			<5%
27	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	2 of 31	~30%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~20%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
28	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 31	~30%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
29	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 31	~30%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
30	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 31	~20%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
31	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	3 of 31	~20%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
32	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 31	~20%
	Margined Leatherwing Beetle			~10%
	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Two-Lined Leatherwing			<5%
	Wrinkled Soldier Beetle			<5%
33	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	3 of 31	~20%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
34	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 31	~20%
	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Margined Leatherwing Beetle			~10%
	Wrinkled Soldier Beetle			<5%
	Two-Lined Leatherwing			<5%
35	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 31	~20%
	Margined Leatherwing Beetle			~10%
	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle			~10%
36	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	3 of 31	~20%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			<5%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			<5%
37	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 31	~20%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
38	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 31	~20%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			<5%
	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle			<5%
39	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 31	~20%
	Chauliognathus limbicollis			~20%
40	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 31	~20%
	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Wrinkled Soldier Beetle			<5%
	Two-Lined Leatherwing			<5%
41	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	2 of 31	~20%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
42	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 31	~20%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~20%
43	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~20%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~20%
44	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 31	~20%
	Cantharis livida			~10%
	Cantharis annularis			~10%
45	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~20%
	Margined Leatherwing Beetle			~10%
	Two-Lined Leatherwing			<5%
	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle			<5%
46	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 31	~20%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			<5%
	Cantharis livida			<5%
47	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 31	~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
48	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 31	~10%
	Chauliognathus limbicollis			~10%
49	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	4 of 31	~10%
	Cantharis livida			<5%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			<5%
	Dark Sailor Beetle			<5%
	Grey Sailor Beetle			<5%
50	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	2 of 31	~10%
	Rustic Sailor Beetle			~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
51	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 31	~10%
	Margined Leatherwing Beetle			~10%
	Goldenrod Soldier Beetle			<5%
	Two-Lined Leatherwing			<5%
	Wrinkled Soldier Beetle			<5%
52	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 31	~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
	Cantharis livida			<5%
53	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
54	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 31	~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
55	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 31	~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
56	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 31	~10%
	Two-Lined Leatherwing			~10%
	Margined Leatherwing Beetle			<5%
57	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Brown Leather Wing Beetle			~10%
58	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 31	~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
59	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 31	~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%
60	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 31	~10%
	Common Red Soldier Beetle			~10%

Soldier Beetles

Species in this group

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Rustic Sailor Beetle

Margined Leatherwing Beetle

Gloomy Soldier Beetle

Dark Sailor Beetle

Cantharis livida

Brown Leather Wing Beetle

Chauliognathus limbicollis

Grey Sailor Beetle

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle

Cratosilis denticollis

Lewis' Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus fasciatus

Cantharis pellucida

Rotund-Collared Soldier Beetle

Wrinkled Soldier Beetle

Short-Collared Soldier Beetle

Rhagonycha lignosa

Cantharis obscura

Chauliognathus sulphureus

Chauliognathus obscurus

Chauliognathus transversus

Pale-Shouldered Soldier Beetle

Tytthonyx erythrocephalus

Two-Lined Leatherwing

Ancistronycha abdominalis

Atalantycha dentigera

Fay's Soldier Beetle

Cantharis flavilabris

Cantharis annularis

Cantharis decipiens

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Soldier Beetles

Parks Ranked

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