Calais speciosus explained

Calais speciosus is a species of click beetle in the genus Calais.

Biocontrol use

In Hawaii and in Asia where there are coconut rhinoceros beetles (Oryctes rhinoceros), Calais speciosus has been introduced to control their population, as it may eat the grubs or eggs of Oryctes rhinoceros.^[1]

Notes and References

1. ASSOCIATES OF THE COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE IN WESTERN SAMOA. Pacific Insects. 9. 505–511. 20 August 1967. Alden D. Hinckley. 3 . 17 March 2022.