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Obscure Carrion Beetle
Silpha obscura
25 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
Black snail beetlePhosphuga atrata
Silpha tristis
Silpha carinata
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Smooth Carrion-beetleAblattaria laevigata
Aclypea undata
Silpha tyrolensis
Silpha olivieri
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,011 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,011 |
| Russia | 1,083 |
| Ukraine | 435 |
| Austria | 280 |
| Kyiv | 165 |
| Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 151 |
| Poland | 142 |
| Germany | 132 |
| Steiermark | 124 |
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 | Silpha |
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 Obscure Carrion Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.