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Margined Carrion Beetle (Oiceoptoma noveboracense)
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James Bailey
Carrion beetle? -
Oiceoptoma noveboracense
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
May 3, 2009
I have never encountered this family before, but I feel certain this and the next one are Silphids.
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Contributed by
James Bailey
on 4 May, 2009 - 11:02pm
Oiceoptoma noveboracense - Margined Carrion Beetle
You are correct, they're both silphids :-) Nice find
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Will Chatfield-Taylor
, 4 May, 2009 - 11:05pm
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Thanks for fast reply again
It says this one is found in Eastern North America?
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James Bailey
, 4 May, 2009 - 11:08pm
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