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Photo#669065
Sexton Beetle - Nicrophorus guttula

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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Sexton Beetle - Nicrophorus guttula Sexton Beetle - Nicrophorus guttula

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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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