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Unknown Nicrophorus sp.1 - Nicrophorus defodiens
Copyright © 2007 Scott Nelson

Unknown Nicrophorus sp.1 - Nicrophorus defodiens
North Plains, Washington County, Oregon, USA
July 18, 2003
Size: 14 mm
This burying beelte seems to have only small patches of orange on its back. Could if be defodiens?

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Unknown Nicrophorus sp.1 - Nicrophorus defodiens Unknown Nicrophorus sp.1 - Nicrophorus defodiens
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Contributed by Scott Nelson on 28 December, 2007 - 10:02pm
Last updated 2 January, 2008 - 7:47am

Yes
This is Nicrophorus defodiens. One of the first photos I uploaded to Bugguide was a melanistic version of this species, though this one is a better match. It's a species with a lot of variation I've learned



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… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 2 January, 2008 - 1:25am login or register to post comments

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