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πŸͺ² Beetles

Pacific Seashore Rove Beetle

Cafius canescens

About

A small, grayish-pubescent rove beetle found along the Pacific coast of the Americas under kelp and seaweed deposits. It is an important predator of seaweed fly larvae on beaches.

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Did You Know?

This species has colonized the remote Hawaiian Islands, likely arriving on floating mats of kelp and seaweed across the Pacific Ocean.