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Rove Beetle

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

Small red and dark metallic green Rove Beetle, about 8 mm long. Very active and fast predator. Family Staphylinidae.

Habitat:

Hunting along the river bank, both on the ground and on low growing plants. Barranca de Metlac near Fortin de Las Flores, Veracruz, Mexico.

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Comments (2)

Gracias Nayeli :) Los escarabajos de esta familia ni parecen escarabajos!
Creo que no había visto un insecto como este, linda serie de fotos.

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