Cedar Creek
Natural History Area

Insects of Cedar Creek

Order COLEOPTERA

Family SILPHIDAE

(Carrion Beetles)

Legend
 
 
Arnett Code ID Taxon AB Occurrence OW GT Habitat Trophic Host/ Prey
A May Jun Jul Aug Sep O Desc Tp I A
024.021.006.001   Necrodes surinamensis U   X   X X   X X   X         fields/woods   S  S fly maggots at carrion
024.021.009.001   Nicrophorus defodiens C     X X X X X X X X X       wet woods   S  S bury small carrion
024.021.009.002   Nicrophorus hybridus R                   X         field visitant   S  S bury small carrion
024.021.009.003   Nicrophorus marginatus A   X X X X X X X X X X X     fields   S  S bury small carrion
024.021.009.004   Nicrophorus obscurus U X X X X     X X X X X       fields   S  S bury small carrion
024.021.009.005   Nicrophorus orbicollis A     X X X X X X X X X X     woods+   S  S bury small carrion
024.021.009.006   Nicrophorus pustulatus C   X X X X X X X X X X       woods   S  S bury small carrion
024.021.009.007   Nicrophorus sayi C X X X X X     X X X X       woods   S  S bury small carrion
024.021.009.008   Nicrophorus tomentosus A       X X X X X X X X X     woods+   S  S bury small carrion
024.021.009.009   Nicrophorus vespilloides U     X X X X X X X X X       marshes   S  S bury small carrion
024.021.007.001   Silpha americana A   X X X X X X X X X X       woods/marshes+   S  P fly maggots at carrion
024.021.007.002   Silpha lapponica C X X X X X       X X X X     fields   S  P fly maggots at carrion
024.021.007.003   Silpha noveboracensis A X X X X X X X X X X X X     woods+   S  P fly maggots at carrion
024.021.007.004   Silpha ramosa C     X X X X X X X X X       fields   S  P fly maggots at carrion

jhaar@lter.umn.edu Last updated May, 2000