Nicrophorus vespillo (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Common Burying Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNicrophorus vespillo (Common Burying Beetle)
GenusNicrophorus (sexton beetles)
SubfamilyNICROPHORINAE (a subfamily of sexton beetles)
FamilySILPHIDAE (sexton beetles)
SuperfamilySTAPHYLINOIDEA (rove, sexton and featherwing beetles)
Series Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Nicrophorus vespillo (Common Burying Beetle) :
1: Nicrophorus vespillo (Common Burying Beetle)
6 Jun 1972 OSGR: SE75 53° 60’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Image 1: Adult - anterior view - enlargedImage 2: Adult - antero-lateral view - enlargedImage 3: Adult - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Adult - lateral view - enlargedImage 5: Adult - lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 6: Adult - lateral view - enlarged (3)Image 7: Adult - lateral view - enlarged (4)Image 8: In situ - enlarged

Nicrophorus vespillo (Common Burying Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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