| Common Name: | Beetle, Burying | | Scientific Name: | Nicrophorus defodiens | | Family: | Silphidae (Carrion Beetles) | | Area: | Beaver Creek State Natural Area, Oregon | | Date: | September 15, 2014 | 
This beetle is about half an inch in length. Notice the tiny critters on the beetle. | | Reference: | Insects of the Pacific Northwest by Haggard & Haggard / Bugs of Washington and Oregon by Acorn & Sheldon / National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders by Milne & Milne |
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