Nicrophorus interruptus

The adults grow up to 26 millimetres (1.0 in) long. They are mostly black with two orange-red markings on the elytra and a yellow pubescence on protruding abdominal segments. They are also characterized by the absence of hairs on the thorax and straight tibias on the hind legs. The front and posterior orange-red markings on the elytra are separated from one another at the suture. They have large club-like antennae equipped with black and reddish tips containing chemoreceptors, capable of detecting a dead animal from a long way away.

Nicrophorus interruptus is the rarest but widespread among the large red and black carrion beetles. They are present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East and in North Africa.