Bug FAQRove beetle
Oxytelus laqueatus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Staphylinidae
Oxytelus laqueatus is a spiny-legged rove beetle in the Staphylinidae family. It occurs across Africa, Europe, northern Asia (excluding China), Central and South America, North America, and southern Asia. Its native range includes North America along with the other regions listed above.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Oxytelus laqueatus is a spiny-legged rove beetle in the Staphylinidae family.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
In its native range it is found in North America as well as Africa, Europe, northern Asia (excluding China), Central America, South America, and southern Asia.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 5 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alaska, Washington, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: introduced in Canada; native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
Same family (Staphylinidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxytelus_laqueatus
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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