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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cleroidea » Checkered Beetles (Cleridae) » Korynetinae » Necrobia » Cosmopolitan Blue Bone Beetle (Necrobia violacea)
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iridescent blue beetle found on elk bones - Necrobia violacea
Copyright © 2015 Lynette Elliott

iridescent blue beetle found on elk bones - Necrobia violacea
Clear Creek, gate to road 7602, Sanders County, Montana, USA
May 9, 2015
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 12 May, 2015 - 9:33am
Last updated 12 May, 2015 - 11:20am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 12 May, 2015 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

I believe it is Necrobia violacea.
Family Cleridae.
… Bruce Tilden, 12 May, 2015 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

 
Cosmopolitan Blue Bone Beetle
It sure seems to fit, thank you. I'll let the experts move it since I'm not familiar with look-a-likes, etc..
… Lynette Elliott, 12 May, 2015 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

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