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Creophilus maxillosus
2222_2198 Photo added 2011-02-09

Creophilus maxillosus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
Hairy Rove Beetle
Anthony Chabot Regional Park, Oakland, Alameda County, California
January 23, 2011

Found under cow carcass. 22mm. This species eats fly larvae and is an adventive to North America.

all photos and text © Joyce Gross