Red-Lined Carrion Beetle - (Necrodes surimanensis)

Seeing a Red-Lined Carrion Beetle suggests a rotting bird or mammal is nearby and hosting the beetle's preferred food item: fly larvae.

Staff Writer (8/4/2017): The Red-Lined Carrion Beetle can be found feasting on the maggots that cover rotting carcasses. Like the decaying creature the fly larvae feed on, the Red-Lined Carrion Beetle has a foul odor. They are attracted to lights at night and may congregate on porches because of them. They are active from spring through most of autumn. Adults survive winter by going underground or taking shelter to avoid the cold and frost.

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Red-Lined Carrion Beetle

Category: Beetle
Common name: Red-Lined Carrion Beetle
Scientific Name: Necrodes surimanensis

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Coleoptera

Family: Silphidae

Genus: Necrodes

Species: surimanensis

Size (Adult, Length): 12mm to 25mm (0.47in to 0.98in)

Identifying Colors: black, orange, red

Additional Descriptors: stripe, line, flat, flying, group, helpful

North American Reach (Though Not Limited To*): Alabama; Arkansas; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Mexico

* Keep in mind that an insect's reach is not limited by lines on a map and therefore may appear in areas/regions/states beyond those listed above.

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