American Carrion Beetle
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| Scientific name | Necrophila americana |
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| Class | Insecta |
| Higher classification | Necrophila |
| Subfamily | Silphinae |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Order | Beetles |
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| ID | 3139820 |
About American Carrion Beetle
The American carrion beetle is a North American beetle of the family Silphidae. It lays its eggs in, and its larvae consume, raw flesh and fungi. The larvae and adults also consume fly larvae and the larvae of other carrion beetles that compete for the same food sources as its larvae.