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Cantharis cryptica · minkštavabalis

It is widespread in Europe. They are frequent visitors to thistles and umbelliferous flowers, where they probably prey on other flower-feeding insects as C. cryptica is a carnivorous species. Cantharis pallida is similar to Cantharis cryptica but has black tips to the palps and no flat hairs on the elytra (only erect hairs).