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Margined Carrion Beetle (larvae)

Oiceoptoma noveboracense

Description:

Hundreds of small bugs covering a decaying leg of a cow.

Habitat:

Deciduous forest

1 Species ID Suggestions

jeslowery
jeslowery 8 years ago
Margined Carrion Beetle (larvae)
Oiceoptoma noveboracense Margined Carrion Beetle larva - Oiceoptoma noveboracense - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

jeslowery
jeslowery 8 years ago

Anytime! ;)

dferris
dferris 8 years ago

Jes Lowery, thank you. Your suggestion is right. I saw the adult too, but didn't get a pic of it, thought it was a different bug

jeslowery
jeslowery 8 years ago

http://bugguide.net/node/view/58165 shows a photo with coloration closer to yours.

dferris
Spotted by
dferris

Michigan, USA

Spotted on May 17, 2015
Submitted on May 17, 2015

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