INSECTS
Tomentose Burying Beetle
12–18 mmLength
Beetle in the family Staphylinidae 12–18 mm long. Lives in fields and in forests. Feeds on dead animals.
There are 229 observations of Tomentose Burying Beetle in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Capitale-Nationale and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to June.
