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Scarab Beetle - Nicrophorus tomentosus
Copyright © 2006 Tom Bentley

Scarab Beetle - Nicrophorus tomentosus
Wilderness State Park, Emmet County, Michigan, USA
September 3, 2006
Size: ~1.5cm
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 7 September, 2006 - 11:53am
Last updated 7 September, 2006 - 1:00pm

Not a Scarab
This is Nicrophorus tomentosus, a species in the family Silphidae, subfamily Nicrophorinae It is easily identified by the pubescence on the pronotum
… Guy A. Hanley, 7 September, 2006 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks very much!! A cool sp
thanks very much!! A cool species.
… Tom Bentley, 7 September, 2006 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

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