Dalotia coriaria (predator)
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Dalotia coriaria (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Reginald Webster, Jan Klimaszewski, Georges Pelletier, Karine Savard
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Author(s): Reginald Webster, Jan Klimaszewski, Georges Pelletier, Karine Savard
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Dalotia coriaria (predator) (Kraatz, 1856)
Dalotia coriaria (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): David Cappaert, Michigan State University
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): David Cappaert, Michigan State University
Source: IPM Images
The beetle is a ground-living predator of various insect and mite pests which is commercially available. The adult is small (3-4 mm), highly mobile and polyphagous. The larvae are pale yellow to cream coloured. The adults are dark brown. The body is typically held in an S-posture with the head turned down and the abdomen turned upwards. It is often used in greenhouses against various pests like thrips, spider mites or fungus gnats.
Synonyms:
Atheta coriaria
