Rove Beetle on Western Skunk Cabbage

Pelecomalium testaceum, Staphylinidae on
Lysichiton americanus, Araceae
Burnaby Lake Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 back camera 3.99mm f/1.8
April 6, 2020

I’ve been checking the skunk cabbage during my recent walks and finally found a nice big aggregation of Pelecomalium testaceum. I initially only spotted a few because the rest we hidden by the spath. Bekka Brodie and Asim Renyard did a great study on the chemical components of skunk cabbage odor that attract these beetles.