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Common Carrion Beetles - Dermestes marmoratus
Copyright © 2014 Eric R. Eaton

Common Carrion Beetles - Dermestes marmoratus
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
April 9, 2014
Size: ~8 mm
Found on mostly dry leg bones of the remains of a large mammal. Surrounding landscape habitat is degraded shortgrass prairie.

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Common Carrion Beetles - Dermestes marmoratus Common Carrion Beetles - Dermestes marmoratus
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 18 April, 2014 - 11:59pm

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