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Necrophila
Necrophila is a genus of carrion beetles, with around 20 species: most found in Asia and India, and one species in North America, Necrophila americana.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
American Carrion Beetle
speciesNecrophila americana
Calosilpha
subgenusCalosilpha
Chrysosilpha
subgenusChrysosilpha
Necrophila rufithorax
speciesNecrophila rufithorax
Necrophila ioptera
speciesNecrophila ioptera
Necrophila luciae
speciesNecrophila luciae
Necrophila cyaniventris
speciesNecrophila cyaniventris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 81747.