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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Carrion Beetles (Silphidae) » Sexton Beetles (Nicrophorus) » American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)
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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
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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 login or register to post comments

 
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 login or register to post comments

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