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

Photo of Emus hirtus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Emus hirtus (Linnaeus, 1758))
🦋 Animalia

Emus hirtus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Emus hirtus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Emus hirtus is a rove beetle species native to Southern and Central Europe, attracted to manure and carrion to hunt feeding insects.

Family
Genus
Emus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Emus hirtus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Emus hirtus is a species of rove beetle that is native to Southern and Central Europe. This species is attracted to cow manure, horse manure, and carrion, because it prefers to hunt the insects that feed on these materials.

Photo: (c) Morten DD Hansen, all rights reserved, uploaded by Morten DD Hansen

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Staphylinidae Emus

More from Staphylinidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Emus hirtus (Linnaeus, 1758) instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store