Collops Beetle (Soft-winged Flower Beetle)

Agricultural fields, gardens, and grasslands on flowers or foliage

Mainly predatory, eating soft-bodied insects like aphids, mites, and whiteflies, but also consumes pollen and nectar.

Diurnal and active during the day; they are often found crawling on crops or garden plants searching for prey. Their life cycle involves laying eggs in soil or plant debris.

Highly beneficial to the ecosystem and agriculture as natural pest controllers that help reduce populations of destructive insects like aphids.