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A Burying Beetle Garden Party - Necrophila americana
Copyright © 2007 Bill Johnson

A Burying Beetle Garden Party - Necrophila americana
Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA
July 14, 2007
I believe that this one is the American Burying beetle - Necrophila americana.

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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 25 July, 2007 - 4:12pm
Last updated 25 July, 2007 - 8:11pm

Looks to me like they were fe
Looks to me like they were feasting on Garter Snake.
… atrox, 26 July, 2007 - 10:32am

Right beetle; wrong common name
This certainly looks like a Necrophila americana, but the American Burying Beetle genus is Nicrophorus.
… Rich Kelly, 25 July, 2007 - 4:18pm

 
Thanks, Rich. The species 'a
Thanks, Rich. The species 'americana' made my brain translate the common name to 'American'. Is there a common name for the Necrophila?
… Bill Johnson, 25 July, 2007 - 5:06pm

 
Carrion Beetle is a broader common name.
It includes of the Silphidae.
… Jim McClarin, 25 July, 2007 - 8:15pm

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