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Subfamily Silphinae - Carrion Beetles

Silphini · Sexton Beetles · Unidentified Larvae

Tribe Silphini
Oiceoptoma noveboracensis larva - Oiceoptoma noveboracense Beetle on Leafy Ground - Necrophila americana American Carrion Beetle - Necrophila americana Carrion Beetle - Aclypea bituberosa Black Beetle with Yellow Shield on Deer Carcass - Necrophila americana Black silphid near pond - Heterosilpha ramosa Thanatophilus lapponicus at duck carcass - Thanatophilus lapponicus Beetle ~1.5cm - Heterosilpha ramosa

Genus Nicrophorus - Sexton Beetles
Specimen on a pin - Nicrophorus defodiens Sexton Beetle with mites - Nicrophorus defodiens Nicrophorus of sorts.. - Nicrophorus hybridus Carrion Beetle - Nicrophorus orbicollis Nicrophorus parasite? - Nicrophorus Nicrophorus sp - Nicrophorus tomentosus Tomentose Burying Beetle - Nicrophorus tomentosus American Burying Beetle with mites? - Nicrophorus tomentosus

Unidentified Larvae
Beetle? Silphidae: Necrophila american? Coleoptera carrion beetle larva Carrion Beetle Larva Scary thrip, centipede? Black Segmented Silphid?


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