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Nicrophorus guttula
Copyright © 2008 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Nicrophorus guttula
San Gregorio Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
August 8, 2008
Size: 12mm
Is this Nicrophorus nigrita?

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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 23 August, 2008 - 8:28pm
Last updated 28 August, 2008 - 1:33pm

Added the shot you suggested,
Added the shot you suggested, what do you think?
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 25 August, 2008 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

take a peek
along the underside of the elytra, if the epipleuron is all black, then you are correct, if it has orange spots up close to the pronotum, then you have a melanistic Nicrophorus guttula
… Guy A. Hanley, 25 August, 2008 - 8:13am login or register to post comments

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