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πŸͺ² Beetles

Bipunctate Aleocharine

Aleochara bipustulata

About

A robust aleocharine rove beetle with two reddish spots on its elytra, serving as both predator and parasitoid of agricultural pest flies. It is one of the best-studied biocontrol staphylinids.

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Did You Know?

This beetle has a dual attack strategy: adults eat pest fly eggs on the surface while their larvae burrow into the soil to parasitize fly pupae underground.