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Species Nicrophorus sayi

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Staphylinoidea
Family Silphidae (Carrion Beetles)
Genus Nicrophorus (Sexton Beetles)
Species sayi (Nicrophorus sayi)
Explanation of Names
Nicrophorus sayi Laporte, 1840
sayi = named after Thomas Say, a prominent American entomologist and naturalist of the early 19th century
Size
15-23 mm(1)
Range
so. Canada east of the Rockies & ne. US (south to nw. GA)(1)
Season
the first species of the genus to become active in spring: adults often present while snow is still on the ground(1)
Works Cited
1.The carrion beetles of Canada and Alaska (Coleoptera: Silphidae and Agyrtidae)
Anderson, R.S. and S.B. Peck. 1985. Agriculture Canada.