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American Carrion Beetle

Necrophila americana

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Field Notes

Description:

Adults are 12 to 22 millimeters (1/2 to 1 inch) long. The pronotum is a pale yellowish-orange with a black spot.

Habitat:

I found this beetle in a deciduous forest. It tends to lay eggs on dead animals; the larvae feed on the flesh and other species of carrion maggots.

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American carrion beetle

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PublishedMay 30, 2011

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