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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Carrion Beetles (Silphidae) » Necrophila » American Carrion Beetle (Necrophila americana)
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Heavy Flier - Necrophila americana
Copyright © 2007 Sam Houston

Heavy Flier - Necrophila americana
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
July 17, 2007
Size: 1"
This guy wouldn't hold still for a second so....bad pics. It kept trying to get to a high place so it could take off. Once it finally succeeded it seemed to be a very good flier. It flew probably 30 or 40 yards. I tried to find it again but no luck.
Please help with ID.

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 18 July, 2007 - 12:17am
Last updated 11 March, 2008 - 9:33am

Moved
Moved from Frass.
… Sam Houston, 11 March, 2008 - 9:33am login or register to post comments

Frassed
Moved from American Carrion Beetle.
… Sam Houston, 3 March, 2008 - 2:09pm login or register to post comments

Necrophilia americana
My literature about beetles include only what is ound in my home province of Québec.
But based on that, i would readily ID this one as Necrophilia americana.
just have to double check if some related species occur in your area, if not, then you have your ID as Necrophilia americana.
… Dany Brown, 18 July, 2007 - 12:31am login or register to post comments

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