Opilo mollis

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Opilo mollis: /ˈo.pɪ.loʊ ˈmɒl.ɪs/

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Images

Opilo mollis (Linné, 1758) (3424766558) by Udo Schmidt from Deutschland. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.
Opilo.mollis.-.calwer.28.07 by Emil Hochdanz . Used under a Public domain license.
Opilo mollis 04 by Syrio. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Opilo mollis 02 by Syrio. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Musée entomologique illustré (6008159297) by Bisson-Cottard (Firm); Depuiset, A.; Fischbach, Gustave; Poteau, J.; Quartley, J.; Rothschild, J.; Specht, Friedrich; Vizetelly, Henry. Used under a Public domain license.
Opilo mollis by Stanislav Snäll. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Summary

Opilo mollis is a species of beetles in the subfamily Clerinae, typically found on old tree trunks and associated with wood-boring beetles.

Physical Characteristics

8.5-13 mm

Habitat

Old trunks of various trees under peeling bark and in galleries of wood-boring beetles.

Distribution

Cosmopolitan, spread globally a long time ago, primarily in Europe.

Diet

Larvae & adults prey on immature stages of wood-boring beetles (Ptinidae, Lyctinae, weevils).

Ecosystem Role

Predator of immature stages of wood-boring beetles.

Tags

  • beetle
  • Clerinae
  • Opilo mollis
  • ecosystem role
  • predatory behavior