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Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus guttula)
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Copyright © 2012
Pat Cassidy
Sexton Beetle -
Nicrophorus guttula
Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA
July 5, 2012
Size: ~16mm
It looks like a Nicrophorus defodiens but I would like to be sure.
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Contributed by
Pat Cassidy
on 5 July, 2012 - 4:26pm
Last updated 10 August, 2012 - 1:52pm
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 10 August, 2012 - 1:52pm
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Pat,
Excellent photos! You're obviously no stranger to photograph or to beetles. Please take a few minutes to add some personal info to your Account Page, particularly your experience with insects and photography. This would be a great help to editors. Thank you,
Robert
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 24 July, 2012 - 2:03pm
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