Nicrophorus nigrita: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Silphidae
- Genus
- Nicrophorus
- Species
- Nicrophorus nigrita
- Scientific Name
- Nicrophorus nigrita
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Nicrophorus nigrita
Nicrophorus nigrita, or the black burying beetle, is a burying beetle described by Mannerheim in 1843. It is found along the west coast of North America, from British Columbia to Baja California, inland through Nevada. Unlike other Nearctic burying beetles, it does not have markings on its elytra. Instead, it is mostly black, with red-orange clubs on its antennae. Adults are 12–28 millimetres (0.47–1.10 in) in length.
...Nicrophorus nigrita in languages:
- English
- Black Burying Beetle
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Parent Taxon
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