Gold-and-brown Rove Beetle

The long, slender body of the Gold-and-brown Rove Beetle is accented by a shiny, golden tip at its end.

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TAXONOMY:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Coleoptera

Family: Staphylinidae

Genus: Ontholestes

Species: cingulatus

The Gold-and-brown Rove Beetle is typically 0.5 inches to 0.7 inches (13mm to 18mm) in size and has the following descriptors / identifiers: brown, yellow, gold; wingless, missing, half-wing, exposed, metallic, shiny, flying, gold butt.

It has a typical diet of the following: fungi; dung; carrion; dead plants.

Color Identification Guide

Various colors commonly associated with this beetle.

Brown

Gold

Yellow

Beetle Anatomy

Territorial Area Map (Visual Reference Guide)

The map below showcases (in blue) the states and territories of North America where the Gold-and-brown Rove Beetle may be found (but is not limited to). This sort of data can be useful in seeing concentrations of a particular species over the continent as well as revealing possible migratory patterns over a species' given lifespan. Some species are naturally confined by environment, weather, mating habits, food resources and the like while others see widespread expansion across most, or all, of North America.

Alaska

Hawaii

Prince Edward Is.

Canadian territory of British Columbia graphic

Canadian territory of New Brunswick graphic

Canadian territory of Newfoundland and Labrador graphic

Territory map graphic of the country of Mexico

Contiguous United States shape map layer graphic

Newfoundland and Labrador

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