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InsectIdentification > Insect Description

Devil's Coach Horse

Characteristics: All-black body with no shine and appearing dull in any light. Abdominal segments are easily discernable. The Devil's Coach Horse takes on an interesting look when disturbed - raising its abdomen forward and opening up its powerful pincers. The abdomen tip contains glands that generate a yellowish substance containing a foul odor. Devil's Coach Horses are not native to the United States and originated from Europe.

General Adult Size (Length):
17mm to 33mm (0.67in to 1.30in)

Identifying Colors: black

North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Washington; Oregon; Nevada; Arizona

Category: Beetle
Common Name: Devil's Coach Horse
Scientific Name: (Ocypus olens)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
   Class: Insecta
    Order: Coleoptera
     Family: Staphylinidae
      Genus: Ocypus
       Species: olens

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Courtesy of Brad H. of Washington

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