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Species Nicrophorus orbicollis

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Staphylinoidea (Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles)
Family Silphidae (Carrion Beetles)
Genus Nicrophorus (Sexton Beetles)
Species orbicollis (Nicrophorus orbicollis)
Identification
the orange clubbed antennae along with the more circular posterior spots make this one fairly easy to ID to species
… Guy A. Hanley, 9 August, 2008
See Also
Nicrophorus pustulatus
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 22 September, 2005 - 6:25pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, john and jane balaban
Last updated 17 September, 2009 - 9:12am

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