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Anthicus antherinus

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Anthicus antherinus is a species in the family Anthicidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 3.25 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Switzerland.

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Quick facts about Anthicus antherinus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
3.25 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Scavenger
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

How big is Anthicus antherinus?

ANTHICUS ANTHERINUS · LENGTH 3.25 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3.25 mm, the recorded maximum length of the anthicus antherinus is about 0.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Anthicus antherinus live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Anthicus antherinus is listed for 1 country.

Switzerland
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Switzerland

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Anthicus antherinus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Anthicus antherinus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyAnthicidae
  6. genusAnthicus
  7. SpeciesAnthicus antherinus (Linnaeus, 1760)

Synonyms Meloe antherinus

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Broget sandpilerDanish
  • Rotflecken-BlütenmulmkäferGerman
  • kirjoantikainenFinnish
  • közönséges fürgebogárHungarian
  • Geltonpadis mitriavabalisLithuanian
  • BloemensnoerhalskeverDutch
  • Nakwiatek rudawekPolish
  • Быстрянка муравьинаяRussian
  • brokig kvickbaggeSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Anthicus antherinus

Other species in the same genus Anthicus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is Anthicus antherinus?

An adult Anthicus antherinus measures 3.25 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does Anthicus antherinus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Anthicus antherinus for 1 country: Switzerland. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Anthicus antherinus?

Anthicus antherinus (Anthicus antherinus) belongs to the family Anthicidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Anthicus antherinus (Anthicus antherinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/anthicus-antherinus

MLA

“Anthicus antherinus (Anthicus antherinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/anthicus-antherinus.

BibTeX
@misc{anthicus_antherinus_2026,
  title = {Anthicus antherinus (Anthicus antherinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/anthicus-antherinus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}