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Rove Beetle (Staphylinidae) - Creophilus maxillosus

Rove Beetle (Staphylinidae) - Creophilus maxillosus
Wawawai, Whitman County, Washington, USA
March 31, 2019
Beetle photographed along the Snake River near Wawawai, WA.

Your Rove Beetle
is Creophilus maxillosus. Jeff was a bit faster than me!

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Nice image. Very rarely will larger rove beetles sit still long enough in wild for me to get a good picture!

 
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Thanks for the compliment and thanks y'all for the ID!

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