Nicrophorus investigator (Zetterstedt, 1824) is a animal in the Staphylinidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Nicrophorus investigator (Zetterstedt, 1824) (Nicrophorus investigator (Zetterstedt, 1824))
🦋 Animalia

Nicrophorus investigator (Zetterstedt, 1824)

Nicrophorus investigator (Zetterstedt, 1824)

Nicrophorus investigator is a burying beetle first described by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1824.

Family
Genus
Nicrophorus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nicrophorus investigator (Zetterstedt, 1824)

Nicrophorus investigator, commonly known as a burying beetle, was first described by Swedish naturalist Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1824. Its full scientific name is Nicrophorus investigator (Zetterstedt, 1824).

Photo: (c) Jason Headley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jason Headley · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Staphylinidae Nicrophorus

More from Staphylinidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Nicrophorus investigator (Zetterstedt, 1824) instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store