| Aleochara bilineata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Aleochara |
| Species: | A. bilineata
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| Binomial name | |
| Aleochara bilineata Gyllenhal, 1810
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Aleochara bilineata is a species of rove beetle that lives in sub-tropical and cold tolerant climates throughout the world. This beetle was first biologically described by Wadsworth in 1915.[1] It is used by humans as crop pest control due to the variety of pests it consumes, including caterpillars, mealybugs, mites, maggots. These beetles have a larval phase that occurs over the winter and an adult phase that emerges in the spring.[1] They are often found in moist environments, in compost, or near crops.
- ^ a b Colhoun, E. H. (January 1953). "Notes on the Stages and the Biology of". The Canadian Entomologist. 85 (1): 1–8. doi:10.4039/Ent851-1. ISSN 1918-3240. S2CID 86646586.