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Ocellate Rove Beetle

Description:

Small copper and black beetle. The elytra are a lot shorter than the abdomen. There is a black spot on the abdomen.

Habitat:

Unknown flowers in old growth forest

1 Species ID Suggestions

stho002
stho002 10 years ago
Ocellate rove beetle
Omaliinae


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2 Comments

Thank you stho002! I agree it does look like Eusphalerum. Too bad I wasn't able to get better photos to say for sure.

stho002
stho002 10 years ago

Possibly Eusphalerum, see: http://bugguide.net/node/view/88941

Alaska, USA

Spotted on Jul 22, 2013
Submitted on Aug 8, 2013

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