American Carrion Beetle (Necrophila americana)

American Carrion Beetle
 (Necrophila americana)

Life cycle (BugGuide): Eggs laid singly on/near carrion. Larvae hatch in a few days, feed in or under carcass, and pupate in a nearby soil cell. Adults overwinter.

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American Carrion Beetle (Necrophila americana)

Brown Prionid (Orthosoma brunneum)

Brown Prionid 

(Orthosoma brunneum)

Larvae feed on rotting wood, usually fallen logs and tree stumps. Adults attracted to light.

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Brown Prionid (Orthosoma brunneum)

Longhorned Beetle (Purpuricenus humeralis)

Habitat: Forests in eastern North America.

Food: Larva bore into dead branches of various hardwoods.

Source: BugGuide.

Longhorned Beetle (Purpuricenus humeralis)

Gold-and-brown Rove Beetle (Ontholestes cingulatus)

Gold-and-Brown Rove Beetle (Ontholestes cingulatus)

A relatively large rove beetle found throughout most of North America.  Adults eat maggots, mites, and beetle larvae.  Typically found in woodlands and wherever carrion occurs.  Several have been checking out our compost lately.

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Gold-and-brown Rove Beetle (Ontholestes cingulatus)