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0387 - Sexton Beetle



Nicrophorus carolina
32mm

USA: FLA: Seminole Co.
1 km NE of Lake Nan
28°36'47.5"N 81°16'35.0"W, 19m
On Sandy Ground in Backyard
Chilly, Partly Sunny

2 November 2021
Z. Gill

Notes: Looked like it was dying when found; Replaced 0260




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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.Net
Genus 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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