Blethise de Cambrai
Blethisa multipunctata
Blethisa multipunctata is a species of ground beetle native to Europe. The habitat is stream, river and lake margins.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Blethisa
Blethise de Cambrai belongs to the family Carabidae, order Coleoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Blethisa multipunctata is a species of ground beetle native to Europe. The habitat is stream, river and lake margins. It is amphibious, able to hunt below water for up to an hour. It is commonly known as the multidotted ground beetle.
Blethisa multipunctata faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of wetland ecosystems. The species depends on specific bog and marsh environments that are increasingly threatened by drainage, agricultural conversion, and climate change impacts on hydrological systems.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Blethisa multipunctata faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of wetland ecosystems. The species depends on specific bog and marsh environments that are increasingly threatened by drainage, agricultural conversion, and climate change impacts on hydrological systems.
Agricultural intensification and land use change
Wetland habitat drainage and conversion
Climate change affecting bog hydrology
Habitat fragmentation
Water pollution and eutrophication
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Blethise de Cambrai (Blethisa multipunctata). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/blethise-de-cambrai