Family Silphidae (Carrion beetles)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: Coleoptera Phenology

Silphidae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Necrodes surinamensisRed-lined carrion beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Necrophila americanaAmerican carrion beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Nicrophorus defodiensBurying beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Nicrophorus orbicollisBurying beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Nicrophorus pustulatusBurying beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Nicrophorus sayiBurying beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Nicrophorus tomentosusTormentose burying beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Nicrorphilus defodiensBurying beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Oiceoptoma inaequaleRidged carrion beetle(NA) HerePhenology
Oiceoptoma noveboracenseCarrion beetle(NA) HerePhenology

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Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.



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