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Roundneck Sexton Beetle

Nicrophorus Orbicollis

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Field Notes

Description:

Most common of the Silphidae family

Habitat:

North America

Notes:

Crawled out from the body of a dead bird.

Species ID Suggestions

Carrion Beetle

Silphidae

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Round-necked sexton beetle

Nicrophorus orbicollis

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Aaron_G
This is not the American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus). That species has a large orange spot on its pronotum, and its present range does not include Connecticut. This is N. orbicollis.

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PublishedJuly 3, 2011

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