Aclypea opaca (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Staphylinidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Aclypea opaca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Aclypea opaca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Aclypea opaca, the dark carrion beetle, is a Silphidae family carrion beetle found in Europe, Northern Asia excluding China, and North America.

Family
Genus
Aclypea
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Aclypea opaca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Aclypea opaca, commonly called the dark carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle that belongs to the family Silphidae. This species is distributed in Europe, Northern Asia (with the exclusion of China), and North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Staphylinidae Aclypea

More from Staphylinidae

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