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Beetle ID Request - Nicrophorus orbicollis
Copyright © 2015 A. Hendrickson

Beetle ID Request - Nicrophorus orbicollis
Turtle Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin, USA
July 10, 2015
gathering_2015 I know there must be a better photo out there, but I haven't seen this species posted yet. I think it is Nicrophorus orbicollis - Roundneck Sexton Beetle.
Contributed by A. Hendrickson on 23 July, 2015 - 8:59am
Last updated 24 July, 2015 - 10:11am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 24 July, 2015 - 10:11am

Agreed
The antennae are diagnostic of this species
… Aaron Hunt, 23 July, 2015 - 9:21am

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