nickturner708's Identifications

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Genus Icosta

Observer

garth_harwood

Date

November 14, 2019 04:54 PM PST

Place

San Mateo County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Dorsoventrally compressed parasitic flies found within plumage of freshly roadkilled Western Screech-owl. Scuttling movement pattern, reluctant to leave host.

Tags

RROSP
Icosta - Photo (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Christian Schwarz
nickturner708's ID: Genus Icosta, a member of Louse Flies (Family Hippoboscidae)
Added on November 15, 2019
Supporting

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Hairy Rove Beetle (Creophilus maxillosus)

Observer

sophienicholakos

Date

October 25, 2019 01:46 PM PDT

Place

Pescadero, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Creophilus - Photo (c) Udo Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
nickturner708's ID: Genus Creophilus, a member of Large Rove Beetles (Subfamily Staphylininae)
Added on October 25, 2019
Supporting

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Hairy Rove Beetle (Creophilus maxillosus)

Observer

sophienicholakos

Date

October 25, 2019 01:46 PM PDT

Place

Pescadero, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Hairy Rove Beetle - Photo (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei
nickturner708's ID: Hairy Rove Beetle (Creophilus maxillosus)
Added on October 25, 2019
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