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Hairy Rove Beetle (Creophilus maxillosus)
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Carrion Creature -
Creophilus maxillosus
Blue Point, Suffolk County, New York, USA
July 22, 2019
Size: about 1.5 inches
Many of the same insect (of varying sizes) were found around a dead raccoon. It also capable of flight although it spent most of its time on the ground.
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Contributed by
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on 22 July, 2019 - 3:37pm
Last updated 12 July, 2020 - 2:55pm
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Bob Biagi
, 23 July, 2019 - 1:45am
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Creophilus maxillosus?
It's a Staphylinid - something close to Hairy Rove Beetle, I think...
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Ken Allison
, 22 July, 2019 - 3:56pm
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