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0260 - Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus carolina
23.5mm
USA: FLA: Orange Co.
2 km W of Lake Kehoe
28°33'13.7"N 81°14'5.10"W, 21m
Flew into Hair on Side of House
Warm, Partly Cloudy
17 April 2021
Z. Gill
Notes: Had a strong sweet spitlike odor; Emitted a squealing sound; Replaced by 0387
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Suborder | Polyphaga |
| Series | Staphyliniformia |
| Superfamily | Staphylinoidea |
| Family | Silphidae |
| Genus | Nicrophorus |
| Species | carolina |
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References
Family Silphidae - Carrion Beetles - BugGuide.NetGenus Nicrophorus - Sexton Beetles - BugGuide.Net
Species Nicrophorus carolina - BugGuide.Net
Carolina Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus carolina) · iNaturalist
Carrion Beetles (Burying Beetles) Sexton Beetles; Silphids - MDC Discover Nature
Photos of Carolina Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus carolina) · iNaturalist
Nicrophorus carolina - Wikipedia
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