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Banded Sexton Beetle - Nicrophorus investigator

Banded Sexton Beetle - Nicrophorus investigator
Blodgett Campground, White River National Forest, Eagle County, Colorado, USA
June 16, 2013
Is there any way to ID this from the many similar species? This was in the central Rocky Mountains, near a river wetland. It emerged from the very decayed body of a Northern Saw-whet Owl.

Moved
Moved from Sexton Beetles.

Most likely
Nicrophorus investigator

 
Great!
Thanks.

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