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Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus guttula

632 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 27, February 24, March 25, April 31, May 30, June 25, July 19, August 19, September 24, October 25, November 32, December 25.
United States1,639
California302
Utah242
Colorado241
New Mexico214
Idaho126
Wyoming111
Arizona96
Nevada93
Oregon78

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyRove Beetles · Staphylinidae
GenusBurying Beetles · Nicrophorus

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