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Ridged Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma inaequale
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American Carrion BeetleNecrophila americana
Margined Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma noveboracense
Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma rugulosum
Silpha tristis
Eusilpha japonica
Garden Carrion BeetleHeterosilpha ramosa
Northern Carrion BeetleThanatophilus lapponicus
Red-lined Carrion BeetleNecrodes surinamensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,997 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 384 |
| Canada | 295 |
| Kansas | 287 |
| Illinois | 285 |
| Indiana | 270 |
| Ontario | 265 |
| Missouri | 177 |
| New York | 176 |
| Virginia | 142 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Rove Beetles · Staphylinidae |
| Genus | Oiceoptoma |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Ridged Carrion Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.