Common Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus vespilloides
Common sexton beetles inhabit woodland edges, grasslands, and other places where they can locate small dead animals. Adults fly to carrion, bury it beneath the soil, and feed on it while raising their young underground. Their orange-and-black wing cases are a conspicuous warning-like pattern, and breeding pairs provide unusually devoted care for their offspring.
- Type
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- Conservation status
- NE
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- Common Sexton Beetle