Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles (Staphylinoidea) » Carrion Beetles (Silphidae) » Sexton Beetles (Nicrophorus) » American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)
Photo#118825
American burying beetle - Nicrophorus americanus - female
Copyright © 2007 Craig Biegler

American burying beetle - Nicrophorus americanus - Female
Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
June 16, 2007
Contributed by Craig Biegler on 17 June, 2007 - 9:43am

Release site.
As I recall, Nantucket Island is one release site for captive-bred specimens of this endangered species.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 June, 2007 - 5:25pm

 
Correct
You're right about that. I'm helping with the project this year, so I'll probably add some more pictures as the summer progresses. We're not releasing any captive-bred beetles this year, however, so this one is wild. Over the past few days we caught 21 individuals at one location, so they're doing pretty well.
… Craig Biegler, 19 June, 2007 - 8:22am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2010 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.