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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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Carrion Beetle 640 22 - Creophilus maxillosus
Copyright © 2006 Jane Wyche

Carrion Beetle 640 22 - Creophilus maxillosus
Gatesville, Gates County, North Carolina, USA
June 17, 2006
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Contributed by Jane Wyche on 26 June, 2006 - 2:39pm
Last updated 4 July, 2006 - 1:34pm

Hairy Rove Beetle
Nice shot of a hairy rove beetle, Staphylinus maxillosus (aka Creophilus maxillosus). They vary considerably in size, the larger ones possessing very intimidating jaws. They feed not on the carrion, but on fly larvae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 June, 2006 - 3:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Hairy rove beetle
Eric, Thanks once again for the ID. Jane
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