Common Burying Beetle vs Raspberry Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Common Burying Beetle Raspberry Beetle
Scientific Name Nicrophorus vespillo Byturus tomentosus
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Silphidae Byturidae
Size 12-22 mm 3-4mm
Habitat Underground Farmland
Diet Carrion Feeders Fruit Feeders
Regions Europe Europe
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Common Burying Beetle

A large orange-and-black beetle that buries small animal carcasses for its larvae. Uses chemical cues to locate corpses from great distances. Shows remarkable parental care with both parents tending larvae.

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Did You Know?

Can bury a dead mouse completely underground in just a few hours by excavating soil from beneath the carcass.

Raspberry Beetle

A small brownish-gold beetle whose larvae are the small white grubs found inside raspberries and blackberries.

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Did You Know?

The small cream-colored grub found inside a raspberry you were about to eat is almost certainly this species.