Burying beetle
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Burying beetles or sexton beetles, genus Nicrophorus, are the best-known members of the beetle subfamily Silphinae. Most of these beetles are black with red markings on the elytra. Burying beetles are
Nicrophorus americanus, American Burying Beetle — walking
Nicrophorus interruptus side
Nicrophorus germanicus
Nicrophorus humator
Nicrophorus americanus
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Nicrophorus americanus, also known as the American burying beetle or giant carrion beetle, is a critically endangered species of beetle endemic to North America. It belongs to the order Coleoptera and
Burying beetle
…was an unjustified emendation by Carl Peter Thunberg (1789) of Fabricius's original name, and is not valid under the ICZN. The American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) has been on the U.S. endangered species list since 1989. This species was native to 35 U.S. states but now is only known to exist in 9. Burying beetles…
ABB range
Adult female with wings spread before taking flight
Adult female taking flight from human hand, showing large size