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European Red-bellied Clerid

Thanasimus formicarius

Description:

Spotted on a wooden railing

Habitat:

Forest near Berlin

Notes:

Many thanks to kerbtier.de for the ID!

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2 Comments

Hannah Davis
Hannah Davis 8 years ago

Thanks :) I wasn't familiar with this species, but it's apparently an important predator of bark beetles and might be useful for pest control.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

Very handsome little clerid.

Hannah Davis
Spotted by
Hannah Davis

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Spotted on Oct 24, 2015
Submitted on Oct 24, 2015

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