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Tomentose Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus tomentosus

Classification

Class
Insecta

Nicrophorus tomentosus (gold-necked carrion beetle or tomentose burying beetle) is a species of burying beetle that was described by Friedrich Weber in 1801. The beetle belongs to the family Silphidae which are carrion beetles. The beetles have sensitive antennae that contain olfactory organs.

Distribution

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United States of America · 1,196Canada · 793