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10-10-2007, 02:08 PM
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| | | ID Black and Orange Beetle
Found this on a wet meadow - there were a number of them in an area of about 3 inches   
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10-10-2007, 02:13 PM
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| | | Re: ID Black and Orange Beetle
I think thats one of the burying beetles... |
10-10-2007, 02:18 PM
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| |  Re: ID Black and Orange Beetle
Sylphidae. |
10-10-2007, 02:26 PM
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| | | Re: ID Black and Orange Beetle
Nicrophorus (Necrophorus) vespilloides - the all-black antennae being distinctive. 
They usually aggregate around dead mammals/birds - or perhaps they had just buried one?
Last edited by Paul mabbott; 10-10-2007 at 02:27 PM.
Reason: afterthought
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10-10-2007, 02:32 PM
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| | | Re: ID Black and Orange Beetle
Is this the Sexton Beetle? |
10-10-2007, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by badger426  Is this the Sexton Beetle? | It is a sexton beetle - there are about six (?) British species - all have the shortened, truncated at the rear elytra and prominent antennae - to 'sniff out' decaying corpses .....  |
10-10-2007, 03:05 PM
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Thanks Paul. |
10-10-2007, 06:23 PM
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Thanks everyone.
Carol.
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