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πŸͺ² Beetles

Asian Giant Rove Beetle

Platydracus sharpi

About

A large, striking rove beetle from East Asia with metallic blue-green coloration and golden pubescence. It is one of the most impressive staphylinids in the Japanese beetle fauna.

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Did You Know?

In Japan, this beetle is called 'ao-bane-hanekakushi' (blue-winged hidden-wing beetle) and is one of the few staphylinids recognized by non-entomologists.