Metallic green rove beetle
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Thyreocephalus orthodoxus (Olliff)
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Size range
- About 15 mm long
Distribution
- Australian. Common in gardens and pasture in New Zealand.
Life History
- Predator, eats soft bodied soil insects
- Defence posture with abdomen raised
- Emits chemical as deterrent to predators