INSECTS

Red-lined Carrion Beetle

Necrodes surinamensis

Insects
Native
Red-lined Carrion Beetle, Male
Red-lined Carrion Beetle, Female
Red-lined Carrion Beetle, Adult
15–25 mmLength

Beetle in the family Staphylinidae 15–25 mm long.

There are 168 observations of Red-lined Carrion Beetle in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to April.

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