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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles (Staphylinoidea) » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Large Rove Beetles (Staphylininae) » Staphylinini » Creophilus » Hairy Rove Beetle (Creophilus maxillosus)
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hairy rove beetle - Creophilus maxillosus
Copyright © 2008 Kadyn Ward

hairy rove beetle - Creophilus maxillosus
A.F., power County, Idaho, USA
July 20, 2008
Size: 3/4"
this rove beetle doesnt look like any one that I can find on the guide. new species to bg? It is covered by fine hairs in most places. Oh, and when he was living, he flew a lot to try and escape if that helps any
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Contributed by Kadyn Ward on 9 August, 2008 - 10:24pm
Last updated 28 August, 2008 - 10:39am

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… Boris Büche, 28 August, 2008 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

Hairy Rove Beetle
It looks like the Hairy Rove beetle to me - http://bugguide.net/node/view/15625
… Heidi Genter, 9 August, 2008 - 11:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Definitely Creophilus maxillo
Definitely Creophilus maxillosus
… Adam Brunke, 21 August, 2008 - 3:41pm login or register to post comments

 
oh
cool. When I said hairy rove beetle, I was just describing it, but I didnt know that was it's actual name!
… Kadyn Ward, 10 August, 2008 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

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