Key Identification Features
- 77 inches) in length, and can be identified by their striking, distinctive coloration.
- Most distinctively, an orange-red marking is present on the pronotum, which separates this species from all other North American Nicrophorus.
- Creophilus maxillosus, commonly called the hairy rove beetle, has distinct physical characteristics across its life stages.
- Their elytra only cover the first few abdominal segments, a key identifying feature.
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