Kebnat
INSECTS

Boreal Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus defodiens

Insects
Native
Boreal Burying Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Boreal Burying Beetle, photo 2 of 5
Boreal Burying Beetle, Adult male
12–18 mmLength

Beetle in the family Staphylinidae 12–18 mm long.

There are 64 observations of Boreal Burying Beetle in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue15
  2. Capitale-Nationale13
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  6. Côte-Nord4
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  8. Estrie3
  9. Montérégie2
  10. Outaouais2
  11. Mauricie1

Similar species

Tomentose Burying BeetleNicrophorus tomentosus
Banded Sexton BeetleNicrophorus investigator
Roundneck Sexton BeetleNicrophorus orbicollis
Boreal Burying BeetleNicrophorus hebes
Margined Burying BeetleNicrophorus marginatus
Pustulated Carrion BeetleNicrophorus pustulatus
Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis
Seven-spotted Lady BeetleCoccinella septempunctata