Tiny black bug is a White-Margined Burrowing Bug (Sehirus cinctus). Margined burying beetle is a moderately-sized, North American burying beetle. Margined Burying Beetle. Margined Burying Beetle. This may be a Margined Burying Beetle, Nicrophorus marginatus, which is described on BugGuide. They measure up to 1/4 of an inch, and are glossy black, although some specimens may be dark reddish-brown, with a distinctive white border around the body. In Minnesota it is uncommon statewide but common to abundant in some locations. Any beetle images and site inquiries can be submitted to beetleidentification at gmail.com. That is a very large name for such a small bug. It is active from late February to November but most active in the hot … Blue-margined Ground Beetle (Pasimachus depressus) Buprestid Beetle (Chalcophora virginiensis) Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus carolinus) Cerambycid Beetles - Amorpha Borer (Megacyllene decora) Carabidae Beetle - Black Caterpillar Hunter (Calosoma sayi) It was a great adventure trying to figure out who my beetle was and it seemed no worse for the journey when I … Part of the Insect Identification network of sites that includes InsectIdentification.org , ButterflyIdentification.org , and CaterpillarIdentification.org . To remove entries, simply click on the 'X' in the red box of each respective record. I am calling it a margined burying beetle (Nicrophorus marginatus) until somebody more taxonomically inclined corrects me. Nicrophorus marginatus is also known as the margined burying beetle. There are a total of [ 117 ] Beetle Insects of North America in the BeetleIdentification.org database. Habitat: Many types of habitat, with a slight preference for grasslands and open understory oak hickory forests. Not sure if those were alive. Nurturing Nature of the American Burying Beetle hkalchik333 August 17, 2020 Uncategorized The Margined Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus marginatus) is shiny black with 2 large orange to red markings on each wing cover. The American Burying Beetle is the endangered species that is not found in your area, however, other members of the genus are local species for you. Maybe hundreds of them I could see in the water. Males compete with one another for mates by fighting over carrion that … However, the beetles need carrion the size of a dove or a chipmunk to reproduce. They have strong mandibles that specialize in cutting, burying, and tearing away decaying organic matter. We advise you to release it. It is the most widely distributed species in the genus. That is a very large name for such a small bug. Geographical Range: North America : Habitat: Woodlands and adjacent fields : Scientific Name: Nicrophorus marginatus : Conservation Status: Not listed by IUCN : Burying beetles use carrion (dead animals) to feed their young. Margined Burying Beetle. These beetles are … It occurs throughout the United States, in Mexico, and in southern Canada. Nicrophorus mariginatus. American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) Status: Endangered, listed July 13, 1989. Toronto poet Vincent Colistro talks with John Pass, winner of the 2016 Open Season Award for Poetry with his poem, “Margined Burying Beetle.”The two discuss Pass' influences, unique contradictions in his winning poem, and life on the Sunshine Coast. Read what Open Season poetry judge Russell Thornton had to say about Pass' … Entries are displayed below in alphabetical order from A-to-Z. Tweet; Description: There was many of these burying beetles in an abandoned water tank that I stumbled across while hiking through sagebrush steppe. Though I didn’t find an American burying beetle, I DID find a close relative.