Torn Rove Beetle: Anterior, with Wings Out

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Beetles (Coleoptera)

Family:

Rove Beetle (Staphylinidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Torn Rove Beetle (Creophilus lanio)

This Photo:

Anterior, with Wings Out

Thank you Boris Büche for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere
Notice the wings are out here. Normally (as can be seen above) the wings are neatly folded under the elytra and not visible.
Vik Dunis says of C. lanio "
Head spot: Wide, edge not sharp
Elytra: Black
Terminal Abdominal Segment: Orange/red"

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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