Nicrophorus marginatus
Species of beetle
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Nicrophorus marginatus, also known as the margined sexton beetle, margined burying beetle,[2] or the red and black burying beetle,[3] is a burying beetle described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801. Adults are 12–28 millimetres (0.47–1.10 in) in length and are shiny black with red-orange elytra bands and antennae clubs.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Nicrophorus |
| Species: | N. marginatus |
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| Nicrophorus marginatus Fabricius, 1801 | |
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