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Nicrophorus defodiens
Copyright © 2006 John Davis

Nicrophorus defodiens
Conboy NWR, Klickitat County, Washington, USA
June 3, 2006
Found in wet meadow at 2000 ft. Has a heavy load of phoretic mites. I don't know which species occur in Washington.
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Contributed by John Davis on 4 June, 2006 - 6:40pm
Last updated 5 May, 2009 - 9:47pm

Moved
Moved from Sexton Beetles.
… John Davis, 16 February, 2007 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

N defodiens
The small anterior maculation fits well within markings of N. defodiens
… Guy A. Hanley, 16 February, 2007 - 2:03pm login or register to post comments

 
ID
Thanks, I was hoping someone would be able to help.
… John Davis, 16 February, 2007 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

Very Nice
Very nice image! I love how you can see all the mites.
… Andy Boring, 5 June, 2006 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

 
Huge mites
Those are really big mites!
… Brittanie Christina McCormack, 22 June, 2006 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

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