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Roundneck Sexton Beetle - Nicrophorus orbicollis - male
Copyright © 2015 Jon Rapp

Roundneck Sexton Beetle - Nicrophorus orbicollis - Male
La Petite Gemme Prairie, Polk County, Missouri, USA
June 6, 2015
Came to lights at Prairie BioBlitz 2015 by Missouri Prairie Foundation. Any ID'eas?

(looks like he has a traveling friend with him - mite?)

Thanks!
Contributed by Jon Rapp on 11 June, 2015 - 2:46pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 11 June, 2015 - 2:49pm

 
Thanks Kyhl!
for a great ID, FASTER than a Rove Beetle! The folks attending the BioBlitz will be happy to learn more about this fella who visited out Blacklighting Event.
… Jon Rapp, 11 June, 2015 - 3:35pm

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