Length: 20-32mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	(21 Weeks)	(6-7 Weeks)	May - September (Earliest: 16.9) (Winter)

Protective Chemicals
Iridoids	Iridodiol
Ketones	Methylhexan

Biotopes:	Heath and Moorland
Food:	Gastropoda	Lumbricidae	Araneae
Parasitoids:	Codrus niger Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Proctotrupidae Larvae

UK Beetles: Ocypus olens
Nature Spot: Devil's Coach Horse - Ocypus olens
InsektenBox: Schwarzer Moderkäfer

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