Cantharis livida Linnaeus, 1758
(a soldier beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCantharis livida (a soldier beetle)
GenusCantharis (a genus of soldier beetles)
FamilyCANTHARIDAE (soldier beetles)
SuperfamilyELATEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Elateriformia (click beetles and relatives)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cantharis livida (a soldier beetle) :
1: Cantharis livida (a soldier beetle)
1 Jun 2003 OSGR: SU76 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
amongst branches of Greater Celandine
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Ventral view - enlargedImage 4: Ventral view - enlarged (2)

Cantharis livida (a soldier beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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