Philonthus politus (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Staphylinidae)

Length: 10-13mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? (Winter) ? April - November
(Earliest: 18.3)

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest Edge

Hedge Rows
Microhabitat:
Dead Animals

Rotten Fungi
Food:
Insecta
Food: (Adult)
Heracleum sphondylium Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Proctotrupidae Larvae

Nature Spot: Philonthus politus


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