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American Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus marginatus

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

American Burying Beetle

Notes:

unfortunately it had been stepped on.

Reference Links:

Margined Burying Beetle

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
HemaShah
Michael,do the knobbed orange antenna point towards Nicrophorus americanus ?
HemaShah
Thanks Michael and Cindy :) These have a life span of about 12 months and judging by it's size, it had reached it's limit anyways. R.I.P lovely beetle.
MichaelGeiser
It is a burying beetle (Nicrophorus sp.), but not Nicrophorus americanus (the endangered one). There are plenty of other species in North America.
HemaShah
This is the first time i so such a large beetle with such markings. I am assuming that is the Burying Beetle.

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