Gold and Brown Rove Beetle
 
Location: Calgary, AB
Date: May 16, 2006		                
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Ontholestes cingulatus
Common Name:  Gold and Brown Rove Beetle

Latin Name:  Ontholestes cingulatus Gravenhorst, 1802
                        (R. Bercha, det.)

Length:  13 - 21 mm

Range: Fields and woodlands in Alberta

Habitat:  On Carrion, dung and decaying organic material

Time of year seen: Spring  to Fall

Diet: Flies and fly larva associated with carrion and dung.

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