Heterosilpha ramosa
 
Location: Sheep River Trail, Kananaskis Country, AB
Date: Aug. 27, 2006		                
      Photo 1

Carrion Beetle
Common Name:  Carrion Beetle

Latin Name: Heterosilpha ramosa (Say)
                        (R. Bercha, det.) 

Length:  11 - 16 mm

Range: Alberta

Habitat: forest - grassland transition

Time of year seen: Summer

Diet: Carcasses of vertebrates

Other:
 
  Photos:      
         
                    

All content in this website is copyright © R. Bercha, unless otherwise indicated. Unauthorized use, duplication or publication prohibited without permission