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Nicrophorus orbicollis
Photo#61988
Copyright © 2006
Jim Farrell
Beetle?? -
Nicrophorus orbicollis
Lakewood, Oconto County, Wisconsin, USA
It was black and orange and had bumps on its thorax, when I touched it it played dead for a long time
Contributed by
Jim Farrell
on 7 July, 2006 - 1:10am
Last updated 28 September, 2007 - 10:54am
Moved
Moved from
Sexton Beetles
.
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Guy A. Hanley
, 28 September, 2007 - 10:54am
Moved
Moved from
Beetles
.
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Phillip Harpootlian
, 14 September, 2006 - 2:21pm
Antennal termini are orange.
This rules out N. tomentosus or defodiens. N. orbicolis looks like the best bet here.
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Jim McClarin
, 7 July, 2006 - 10:37pm
Yes!
Jim is right.
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Guy A. Hanley
, 28 September, 2007 - 8:55am
I agree
N. tomentosus looks good but i dotn see alot of the hair on the pronotum or the underside. Could it be N. orbicollis or defodiens?
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Andy Varsho
, 7 July, 2006 - 9:06am
Nicrophorus sp.
This is a Sexton Beetle, or Burying Beetle in the genus Nicrophorus, perhaps N. tomentosus. It is not uncommon for these beetles to be carrying hitch-hiking mites as yours is.
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Stephen Cresswell
, 7 July, 2006 - 4:33am
